curtisandrachel
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How do I keep snails out of my overflow? Once a week, I am digging 80-100 snails out. I welcome any ideas
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jdeveaux
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Unless they are clogging the overflow or drain I wouldn't worry about them. What kind of snails are they?
AquaNerd
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are they going over the top of the overflow or through the teeth.
if they are bigger snails, just put some eggcrate over the top of the overflow box.
if they are bigger snails, just put some eggcrate over the top of the overflow box.
curtisandrachel
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cerith snails. maybe dwarf ceriths. The smaller ones are going through the teeth, but the larger (.5- .75 inch) are going over the top.
Andy
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Cover the top with a piece of plexiglass
G
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plastic cross-stitching grids from the crafts store.
Andy
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eklikewhoa said:
They are $ .39 per sheet from Michaels. In the back right hand corner of store
G
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Are you exaggerating with the 80 to 100 snails a week? That's a lot of snails, do you have something in your overflow that is attracting them?
curtisandrachel
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eklikewhoa said:
Thanks! that's a great idea. should I use silicone to attach it or something else?
"TheH"--- I wish I was exaggerating. At times, I can scoop them out like a hand-fulls gravel at the bottom of the overflow.
G
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snails
Get a pistol ship and he will eat them :-x I had to put mine in jail in the sump.
Get a pistol ship and he will eat them :-x I had to put mine in jail in the sump.
Reefbitten
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I have used small zip ties to attach the mesh grids before.
G
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Hmmm and I bought a strainer for my dorso last year and haven't even installed it. Maybe this weekend when I do all my plumbing lay out, for new skimmer I'll install it. Never would think a snail would get caught up in that assembly.
Funny though my clown, which was my first of the group buy when I got my tank. Poor fella must of been dreaming, it likes to sleep sideways right by the overflow and one morning I thought it was dead, went to get it and it jumped right into the overflow box. Stayed there till I got home and retrieved him.
Funny though my clown, which was my first of the group buy when I got my tank. Poor fella must of been dreaming, it likes to sleep sideways right by the overflow and one morning I thought it was dead, went to get it and it jumped right into the overflow box. Stayed there till I got home and retrieved him.
curtisandrachel
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the cross-stitch grid has worked perfectly. Thanks
