HELP! Spirobis and snails dying (nitrates were 100 ppm!)

[Wet Nerd]

Spirobis are spreading everywhere! I know they border on beneficial, but damn are they ugly. How do i exterminate them? i cant just scrape all of em off my rock and glass! Also, my snails are sluggish because of high nitrate. Will a water change help, and how do i quickly tell if they are dead so they dont decompose and kill more snails in a vicous cycle?

 

[PSU4ME]

I'm not familiar with the type of snail you're talking about but as far as the nitrates go, yes, a water change would help. Assuming a clean rodi water change, a x% water change would reduce the nitrates by that x%.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

If they are Spirorbis marine polychaete Tube worms, some super glue them shut

 

[Akvaristu]

He must be talking about Spirorbis spp. (the 2-4mm white spots that proliferate all over the glass). I've read they reproduce when there's an excess of waste. They're not harmful, just not good looking.

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[FishNerd]

Nitrates at 100ppm is very high. I would do a 20% water change each day until it returns to normal limits. Are you missing a large specimen in your tank? When was your last water change?


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