Greetings! This is my first post to this forum. We are at our wits end and don't know where to turn, so any help or suggestions would be appreciated. We have gone from a 90 gallon bowfront tank which was a challenge to keep the water balanced, to a 210 gallon tank which we've plumbed with it's own filter system to keep our water and fish happier! This upgrade and change happened in MAY. The local saltwater store who set things up, and is the only place to purchase fish, is also my only contact for troubleshooting, don't have any answers or solutions for the problem. They have been doing 1x month maintenence for us, but so far we are continuing to have major snail problems.
When it was set up in May - they neglected to install the ground. Most of the fish survived the shock, but shrimp, snails, and other sensitive things didn't, and we've lost more new corals than we've been able to keep.
Since the ground probe was installed nothing has changed!!! Old snails that were still alive, and all new snails that have been added to the tank do their job briefly then just lay on their backs and don't move. The are alive if you poke them, but once they flip over that's it! If I pick them up and stick them back on the wall, they will crawl for a short period of time and then are on the bottom belly up.
I'd be fine if it was just one or two - but when all 15-20 snails in the tank are lying on their back - it's evident to me that there is a problem!
My starfish has died, hardshelled crabs...and corals either die or just don't grow!
I continue to be told that my water is balanced perfectly, no grounding issues, and that snails just die it's a part of having a tank! This is unacceptible to me - I know there is a problem, but have no idea what to check or change to keep my snails and crabs alive! All of the fish that were in the old 90 gal. tank are fine, most of the new fish that we've added are doing well also!
Does anybody have suggestions for things we can check or change??? My boyfriend has had a saltwater tank for 10+ years, but is ready to have somebody take it away because everything we're spending on plants and animals to put in the tank only lasts for 2-3 days at most and are upside down or dead.
I'm looking forward to some experienced help. Know it takes a while to get a new tank established, but don't think our problems are related to a new tank...
Thank-you!
When it was set up in May - they neglected to install the ground. Most of the fish survived the shock, but shrimp, snails, and other sensitive things didn't, and we've lost more new corals than we've been able to keep.
Since the ground probe was installed nothing has changed!!! Old snails that were still alive, and all new snails that have been added to the tank do their job briefly then just lay on their backs and don't move. The are alive if you poke them, but once they flip over that's it! If I pick them up and stick them back on the wall, they will crawl for a short period of time and then are on the bottom belly up.
I'd be fine if it was just one or two - but when all 15-20 snails in the tank are lying on their back - it's evident to me that there is a problem!
My starfish has died, hardshelled crabs...and corals either die or just don't grow!
I continue to be told that my water is balanced perfectly, no grounding issues, and that snails just die it's a part of having a tank! This is unacceptible to me - I know there is a problem, but have no idea what to check or change to keep my snails and crabs alive! All of the fish that were in the old 90 gal. tank are fine, most of the new fish that we've added are doing well also!
Does anybody have suggestions for things we can check or change??? My boyfriend has had a saltwater tank for 10+ years, but is ready to have somebody take it away because everything we're spending on plants and animals to put in the tank only lasts for 2-3 days at most and are upside down or dead.
I'm looking forward to some experienced help. Know it takes a while to get a new tank established, but don't think our problems are related to a new tank...
Thank-you!