January 8th 04, 05:03 AM
About 5 months ago I inadvertantly introduced pond snails into my 20
gal octogon tank. 3 months ago I stripped the tank and did the boil
everything treatment. Missed an egg or two and have now stripped the
tank again. I do not want to intro loaches into my tank, I simply want
the snails gone. I now know to dip new plants in a bleach solution to
keep from introing snails. I read in a webpage to use a 1 to 20 mix of
bleach to sterilize the tank and gravel as well as artificial plants.
Will this mix harm the filter? Can the gravel be dechlorinated after
treatment? Any suggestions other than learning to like pond snails
will be greatly appreciated.
gal octogon tank. 3 months ago I stripped the tank and did the boil
everything treatment. Missed an egg or two and have now stripped the
tank again. I do not want to intro loaches into my tank, I simply want
the snails gone. I now know to dip new plants in a bleach solution to
keep from introing snails. I read in a webpage to use a 1 to 20 mix of
bleach to sterilize the tank and gravel as well as artificial plants.
Will this mix harm the filter? Can the gravel be dechlorinated after
treatment? Any suggestions other than learning to like pond snails
will be greatly appreciated.