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Hi All, I've got quite a number of snails in my tank. But i do not know if they are friendly to my corals!

I have a few pictures of them, can anyone help me identify whom exactly are they and how did they breed in my tank. i'm also pretty worried if they are going to harm my corals as they are very near to them! :pinch:

Thanks in advance!!

p/s: sorry that some of the pics are abit unclear coz they are really small creatures so i zoom in quite alot! ;)

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Hi All, I've got quite a number of snails in my tank. But i do not know if they are friendly to my corals!

I have a few pictures of them, can anyone help me identify whom exactly are they and how did they breed in my tank. i'm also pretty worried if they are going to harm my corals as they are very near to them! :pinch:

Thanks in advance!!

p/s: sorry that some of the pics are abit unclear coz they are really small creatures so i zoom in quite alot! ;)

Friendly...they usually hitchhike on the live rocks.

I have a abalone hitchhike on my live rocks and now is size of 20 cent coin.

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okay thts great, but any idea how to control their population?

coz 3 mths ago, i saw like 5 of 'em, present i see at least 25 - 30 of 'em, are they growing too fast?

they come out at night only...in the day all hidden...

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okay thts great, but any idea how to control their population?

coz 3 mths ago, i saw like 5 of 'em, present i see at least 25 - 30 of 'em, are they growing too fast?

they come out at night only...in the day all hidden...

Just pluck them out to control population....no choice. Or transfer them to yr sump.

Coz the calcium level in the waters help them to thrive n populate.

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so should call you great great grandfather of snails....hehe

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

Algae Scrubbler

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