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07-11-2012, 09:13 PM #1
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moving contents !!!!
Hi again,
I have just bought a new tank
I want to move my planted cold water contents from my 70gal into the 150gal but want to do it without transfering my pest snails or eggs! any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
1) 140 gallon with 70 gallon sump. 30 neons , 8 white cloud mountain minnows,, 10 Schwarzi cory, 10 julii cory 12 harlequin rasbora, 10 Hengals Rasbora,2 Bulldog Plecs, 2 Bristle nosed plec's and loads of assasin snails. internal 1000 filter + external Fluval 406, fluval U2 to transfer to my QT when needed
2) 70gallon, and 15 penguin and 12 red eye tetra with an Enheim pro filter.
3) 20 gallon QT
4) algae rock tank, with about 10 bulldog fry
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07-11-2012, 10:30 PM #2
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You can put a cucumber in the bottom of your tank leave it over night and it will have a lot of the snails on it in the morning.
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07-11-2012, 10:51 PM #3
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Put a tablespoon of Alum [It's a pickling spice available at any grocery store] per gallon of your container, Use a bucket or tub large enough to hold all your plants and decor. Mix well.
Soak for 36 or 48 hours, Rinse well with dechlor water and replant in their new home.
Safe, Easy, Effective & Kills snails and their eggs.
Last edited by Goes to 11!; 07-11-2012 at 10:54 PM.
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07-11-2012, 11:09 PM #4
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Right on 850. And if he's in a bigger hurry and doesn't want to wait that long, he can use 3 T. for a shorter time period. (I just did this two days ago.) I don't measure, tho. I just fill a bucket with water, toss in the alum, stir it and toss in the plants.
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07-11-2012, 11:43 PM #5
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- I never measure either but it needs to sound somewhat systematic.
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07-12-2012, 02:59 AM #6
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I'm not sure I'd use alum with loaches going in the tank. Wouldn't want to risk it due to their intolerance of salts and chemicals. I thought loaches were supposed to be natural born snail predators anyways.
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07-12-2012, 03:04 AM #7
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Alum is not a chemical. I put it in my pickles when I can them. Keeps them crisp.
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07-12-2012, 03:11 AM #8
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mm hmm from wiki-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alum
Alum ( /ˈæləm/) is both a specific chemical compound and a class of chemical compounds. The specific compound is the hydrated potassium aluminium sulfate (potassium alum) with the formula KAl(SO4)2·12H2O. The wider class of compounds known as alums have the related empirical formula, AB(SO4)2·12H2O.
Not trying to be a jerk, just don't want to kill the loaches.
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07-12-2012, 03:43 AM #9
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Not trying to be a jerk but.... You are aware that the Alum is NOT going directly into the tank right?
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07-12-2012, 04:10 AM #10
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There is always Potassium Permanganate as well. Alum is just easier to find. Bleach is another one but bleach isn't always nice to plants.
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