Vermetid snail quarantine. How long before they stop spawning?

[JVU]

I don’t have experience with the marine snow method so I don’t have a comment specifically on if that method works. I’d just like to point out that it sounds like people are talking about finely ground solid calcium carbonate in this thread. Not actual marine snow, which contains many other organic and inorganic components, including a bunch of what would be food for the vermetids. Just want to make sure people aren’t accidentally feeding their vermetids and worsening the problem based on this thread’s discussion.

 

[Darkxerox]

Also, I did the CC route for several weeks and saw no lessening of pests.

I break them in various ways and hit them with the laser if I cannot break them.

Meckley did fenben flakes to kill his right? Along with every other polychaete and snail in his systems.

 

[Thales]

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[Coral reefer]

What does it look like when they spawn? I’m not sure I’ve seen that before? I see them stick out the mucus like things to collect food and reel it back in, but that’s about it…

 

[Thales]

Meckley did fenben flakes to kill his right? Along with every other polychaete and snail in his systems.

Yeah, but it is hard to tell the reality of that report

 

[Kensington Reefer]

What does it look like when they spawn? I’m not sure I’ve seen that before? I see them stick out the mucus like things to collect food and reel it back in, but that’s about it…

Same as other snails…
Pending on tank size, they can turn a tank cloudy

 

[Patio]

 

[psidriven]

I get mine from morebeer for $4/lb. Beer counts as food, so this counts as food grade, right?

Morebeer chalk

 

[Turkeysammich]

I did a diy snow all last year. I can’t say I noticed much.

 

[PjFish]

I recycle egg shells for various things like soil amendments / calcium supplements/ helps break down compost faster. Rinse them off with hot water then store in ziplock in freezer till I get a full bag or two..Bake for 15-20 min at 400-420 on sheet pan..Found coffee grinder works a bit better since the blades are down lower then blenders..

 

[Slingfox]

During the first year of my reef tank I had a vermitid explosion. I literally had thousands on the underside of my rock scape. I completely irradiated them in my display tank mostly by dosing the calcium carbonate coral snow every few days for 2 months straight and added a few dozen bumble bee snails. When I dosed the snow, I turned off my return pump and just let the snow circulate in the display tank for 30 minutes. The coral snow is removed from the water column by my rollermat and skimmer. I now dose coral snow in connection with my weekly water change. The water looks pristine the next day!