Margarita Sails dropping like flies! (1 Viewer)

[padanky]

Got about 15 margarita Snails and they are dropping really fast. Not sure if they are just falling and landing upside down getting cleaned out by the hermits and Bistles. Or are they just dying. Not Dosing anything.

I have a very small Hermit that stole one of the shells and looks really funny, but it loves it's huge shell. LOL

 

[stealthfightrf17]

I would test you Iodide, its used by many inverts. or just start sublumenting it about once a week.

 

[padanky]

I have Iodide, stopped dosing it recently. I guess I'll start again.

 

[gabe_j]

are you testing for your iodide? also those snails like it a bit cooler than we tend to run our reefs they ok for a while then they just die. kinda silly why they even sell those..

 

[padanky]

I'm not testing, thats why I stopped dosing it. But I was daily dosing 8 drops with no problems, once a week shouldn't hurt. Around now the temp is cooler, cooler than I want it since my second heater crapped out on me again. 76degrees

 

[gabe_j]

Dude 76 is fine I run mine between 74.8-76.2 usually

 

[padanky]

Ok, I've always had it 77-78 warmest then a little higher until cold came around.

 

[RocketSurgeon]

Here are a couple iodine/iodide articles if you haven't read them.


http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f6/iodine-vs-iodide-139151.html

and

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2009-04/newbie/index.php

/copied from site listed above:

I�m not sure but I may have coined the phrase, �Only add things that you can test�. Some additives, such as iodine, may do more harm than good. There is no reliable iodine test that can be used for making additions. It is truly hit or miss.

 

[RocketSurgeon]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php

copied from site above:

coupled with the fact that no commonly kept reef aquarium species are known to require significant iodine, suggests that dosing is unnecessary and problematic.

For these reasons, I advise aquarists to NOT try to maintain a specific iodine concentration using supplementation and test kits.

 

[Llama]

Margaritas are snails that live in cooler water than our reefs. I have never had or seen success with these longer than a few months. It's the wrong snail for the purpose. Sucks because I like the way they look.