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Hey, Everyone,

Had my 2 1/2 gallon tank up and running for just at two years now with no problems. Have just noticed six dead snails. Am I not feeding enough? Seems odd.

Maybe give them a place to hide. Lave rock cave or ceramic pot with a hole or “U” cut into the top and then placed upsid3 down in the tank. They like to be able to get away from it all.

Sure. I lost my first batch of macro algae. I was told it was because my lighting was too bright. Bought more, turned down the lighting and now everything is growing well. Seems counterintuitive but it worked for me.

I do use Flourish. Two drops per week in my 2.5 gallon tank. Over the five months I’ve done this I have not had any issues. Shrimp are breeding, algae is growing and the macro algae has gone nuts. The other thing I have done is turn down the lighting which certainly helped.

From everything I’ve read you want to avoid live sand. It will cause ammonia spikes.

What kind of reaction are you looking for?

Well, I believe the chaeto is indeed dead. How necessary is it to have anyway? Have some algae, but if the chaeto isn’t needed I’ll move ahead without it.

Brilliant! Will do.

Would a ml of Seachem Flourish help?

Thank you. Precisely what happened. Before giving up I think I’ll cut it in half to give the remaining algae a chance. Can’t hurt!

I hadn’t heard that about the light, but it’s worth a shot. Thank you.

I feed them three times a month, alternating between Spirulina and Cobalt Spirulina Pellets. Having no algae this regimen seems to make sense.

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Thank you. Reef Crystals salt. 1.013 salinity per the refractometer. Argonite substrate. Distilled water. Nicrew lighting. Ammonia - 0. It would seem the macro algae is not receiving enough nutrients.

My 2.5 gallon tank was set up March 5, 2020, and 15 shrimp, 10 snails and a ball of macro algae was added April 29. The shrimp are breeding but I have lost all of the fry. The macro algae is turning white. Any suggestions as to how to improve the setup?