Tiny White Snails Everywhere

[btkrausen]

In the last few months, I've noticed that my tank is overrun with tiny white snails everywhere in my tank when the lights go out. Recently, they started covering the rock probably 15 min before the lights go out. I'm sure they are good, but they are starting to get on my nerves, as there are many that climb the glass, and end up around the top.

Anyway to help get rid of these, or at least some? Or should I just leave it be?

 

[nixer]

i scoop them off the glass right before lights out. heck i bet ive got 20 of them in my protien skimmer!

 

[dougers31]

If its the snails I'm thinking about they are harmless but you're right they can be annoying.... they also have the habit of jamming my rotating flo deflector

 

[Michael7979]

If they are small enough I bet a wrasse would start to cut into their numbers.
Are you noticing that they are doing any harm?

 

[Stray32]

Research Collonista snails and see if that is what they are. If so, they are harmless grazers.

 

[btkrausen]

Thanks guys. I figured that they were harmless, they were just getting on me nerves with hanging around the so much. Not sure about the wrasses yet, I hope they hunt them down a little bit. I'm adding about 4 more wrasses maybe this week or next, so maybe between all of them it'll help.

And not sure how I started this in the chemistry forum, haha.

 

[aalvarado87]

Its amazing the little creatures that pop up in your tank. I really hate when these little snails get into my pumps and stuff it is so dang annoying. and then I am always afraid that it is going to burn up a pump and I am going to be out spending a bunch of cash because a stupid snail ruined it.