Help me out here.

tim the toolman · #1 03-25-2012, 05:27 PM

So I am having issues with vermetted snails all over my rock and it has started to effect the happiness of my corals and the like. I am considering pulling all the live rock out of my tank and scrubbing the buggers off and giving the rock a quick rinse.
My question is. Does this help or hurt my system
Will I get a new cycle from removing the rock and giving it a scrub/rinse
Am I going to stress my fish out way too much. (I will remove the rock in sections not all at once)
I am already started at this so any help asap would be appreciated

Proteus · #2 03-25-2012, 05:34 PM

Take a chisel and break them Off at the base. Or fill syringe with boiling water and squeeze into tube

Proteus · #3 03-25-2012, 05:38 PM

You have peppermint shrimp

tim the toolman · #4 03-25-2012, 05:44 PM

I have peppermints but they don't touch em
Were talking about several thousand of these buggers on like 200+ lbs of live rock

tim the toolman · #5 03-25-2012, 05:44 PM

I just want to know if pulling my live rock out for a scrubbing will make my tank re cycle

reefwars · #6 03-25-2012, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

I just want to know if pulling my live rock out for a scrubbing will make my tank re cycle

no it wont if its not out of water long, just keep a bucket or 2 of tank water to dunk and rinse it in

however scrubbing them isnt going to do it they need to be broke at the base as they retract into there sells

reefwars · #7 03-25-2012, 06:03 PM

i epoxy mine in, feeding less goes a long way as does keeping your liverock debris free, the less amount of stuff in the water column for them to feed the better

tim the toolman · #8 03-25-2012, 06:10 PM

Thanks for the response. I am trying to get the base of them as best I can with a knife. Then I am using a brush to scrub them dead. Then a quick rinse and on to the next piece. I even boiled a piece that was too porous to get inside of

Proteus · #9 03-25-2012, 06:21 PM

The Boiled piece needs to be cured again. But I feed only every other day and blow off rocks twice a week mine have since dissapered for the most part

MrGoodbytes · #10 03-25-2012, 06:23 PM

You really have to plug up the tube with something. If you break it they can simply regenerate their tube. It might be tedious given the amount of rock you have and you probably won't get them all at once, but a little ball of putty or superglue gel on each one you find will probably be better for everyone (you, fish, bacteria).