You got it.... This is the chat log....
I editted it to take out other parts of the chat not pertaining to this topic....
All the while, Jay is sticking his hands into the tank to rub his snails and drying them off to respond to our posts....
[21:08] (jay_-_tfm) speaking of which, i bought some astrea's today. 20 of em... but they are just sitting there.. not moving at all. noraml? or are they nocturnal.. i acclimated for two hours. they are alive, i see the "eyes" coming out etc.. but htey jsut aren't movin
[21:09] (mojjoreef) jay did you run thier shells before putting them in
[21:09] (mojjoreef) sorry rub
[21:09] (jay_-_tfm) run thier shells?
[21:09] (mojjoreef) rub thier shells
[21:09] (Doug1) BUZZ-HOG!!!!!!!!!!
[21:09] (mojjoreef) its all part of the acclimation
[21:10] (jay_-_tfm) i jsut slowly kept adding tank water to the bag over a two hour period.. before putting them into the tank.
[21:10] (mojjoreef) ahhh
[21:10] (mojjoreef) you have to give them a rub first
[21:10] (Calvin) LOL
[21:10] (jay_-_tfm) should i do it now, or is it too late. they've been in the tank about 3 hours..
[21:10] (mojjoreef) 2 to 3 times is enough
[21:11] (jay_-_tfm) if so, what do i do, just give them each a massage? lol
[21:11] (Buzz_Hog) rub what's shell?
[21:11] (mojjoreef) astrea snails
[21:11] (jay_-_tfm) astrea snails
[21:11] (Buzz_Hog) why's that?
[21:11] (jay_-_tfm) you owe me a coke!
[21:11] (mojjoreef) it get thier metabolisms going
[21:11] (Buzz_Hog) never heard of that....
[21:11] (Buzz_Hog) my snails have always done fine without being stroked
[21:12] (jay_-_tfm) so is that all i do mike, just rub the outside of the shell, as if i were cleaning it off?
[21:12] (mojjoreef) oh yea they are sensitive creatures
[21:12] (Buzz_Hog) I guess mine feel a bit neglected
[21:12] (CJ_BBL) i just dripped my snails and they were active right away
[21:12] (mojjoreef) no no you got to rub them
[21:12] (Buzz_Hog) they prob want to call Dyfus when I have to yank them off the side of the tank.... heh
[21:12] (jay_-_tfm) mine are jsut sitting buzz. they arent doing anything. i see the eyestalks come out, and i see their bodies move a little. butthey aren't moving around. and i've got lotsof cyano and diatoms for them to eat
[21:12] (CJ_BBL) mojjoreef i think you just have a thing for rubbing
[21:13] (Calvin) how about an orbital buff pad?
[21:13] (mojjoreef) buffer pad will work great to
[21:13] (Buzz_Hog) How long ya had them?
[21:13] (Bomber) rotflmfao
[21:13] (mojjoreef) but dont get them to hot
[21:13] (Doug1) Jay take em outta the water and shake a handful like dice then toss em in
[21:13] (Calvin) what type of compound?
[21:13] (jay_-_tfm) just got em today. acclimated for two hours. they been in the tank for another two hours. and jsutsiting there
[21:13] (CJ_BBL) why don't you tell him to polish them with toothpaste too, gesh
[21:13] (mojjoreef) depends on the finish you are looking for
[21:13] (Buzz_Hog) what are they sitting on?
[21:13] (flatfish) Turtlewax
[21:13] (jay_-_tfm) should i use turtle wax?
[21:13] (CJ_BBL) hay just give them some time
[21:14] (CJ_BBL) test your water and make sure everything is ok
[21:14] (mojjoreef) if you like the shine
[21:14] (Jeremy1973) did it just go quiet?
[21:14] (mojjoreef) I perfer the matte finish myself
[21:14] (flatfish) for speed
[21:14] (jay_-_tfm) just sitting in the sand. i had two on rock and they fell off, so i uprighted them and htey are all grouped together in the substrate.
[21:14] (Doug1) that gets their hearts movin
[21:14] (Buzz_Hog) Mine learn to find the glass quickly... or they become trigger food
[21:14] (Bomber) duck tape
[21:14] (mojjoreef) areodynamics are important in a reef
[21:14] (CJ_BBL) lol
[21:14] (Bomber) I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe
[21:14] (CJ_BBL) Bomber do you use duct tape to mount your frags too?
[21:15] (jay_-_tfm) lol
[21:15] (Doug1) duct tape is right handy stuff
[21:15] (jay_-_tfm) i wanted to stick them on the galss or the rocks but they dont come out. they at least come out sitting in the substrate..
[21:15] (mojjoreef) hey you carry a shell around all day breaking wind
[21:15] (mojjoreef) hmmm that didnt come out so well
[21:15] (Buzz_Hog) sit them on a rock
[21:15] (jay_-_tfm) all water params are great. amm, nitrite, nitrate, zero. ph 8.4 salin 1.0245 temp 80
[21:16] (Calvin) they need to be serviced
[21:16] )Buzz_Hog) hahaha
[21:16] (Doug1) gotta order snail sluts
[21:16] (CJ_BBL) put on some cheesy disco music
[21:16] (mojjoreef) calvin I dont do the servicing
[21:16] (jay_-_tfm) ok, i'll get the belt sander out and shine them up with some turtle wax, and put them on the rocks and see what happens
[21:16] (mojjoreef) but I hear you can contract that out
[21:16] (Calvin) hahaha
[21:16] (jay_-_tfm) oh doug, that was bad!
[21:17] (flatfish) Yeah. On a rock or downside against the glass.
[21:17] (Doug1) well in case no one warned you the rules a tad looser in here
I editted it to take out other parts of the chat not pertaining to this topic....
All the while, Jay is sticking his hands into the tank to rub his snails and drying them off to respond to our posts....
[21:08] (jay_-_tfm) speaking of which, i bought some astrea's today. 20 of em... but they are just sitting there.. not moving at all. noraml? or are they nocturnal.. i acclimated for two hours. they are alive, i see the "eyes" coming out etc.. but htey jsut aren't movin
[21:09] (mojjoreef) jay did you run thier shells before putting them in
[21:09] (mojjoreef) sorry rub
[21:09] (jay_-_tfm) run thier shells?
[21:09] (mojjoreef) rub thier shells
[21:09] (Doug1) BUZZ-HOG!!!!!!!!!!
[21:09] (mojjoreef) its all part of the acclimation
[21:10] (jay_-_tfm) i jsut slowly kept adding tank water to the bag over a two hour period.. before putting them into the tank.
[21:10] (mojjoreef) ahhh
[21:10] (mojjoreef) you have to give them a rub first
[21:10] (Calvin) LOL
[21:10] (jay_-_tfm) should i do it now, or is it too late. they've been in the tank about 3 hours..
[21:10] (mojjoreef) 2 to 3 times is enough
[21:11] (jay_-_tfm) if so, what do i do, just give them each a massage? lol
[21:11] (Buzz_Hog) rub what's shell?
[21:11] (mojjoreef) astrea snails
[21:11] (jay_-_tfm) astrea snails
[21:11] (Buzz_Hog) why's that?
[21:11] (jay_-_tfm) you owe me a coke!
[21:11] (mojjoreef) it get thier metabolisms going
[21:11] (Buzz_Hog) never heard of that....
[21:11] (Buzz_Hog) my snails have always done fine without being stroked
[21:12] (jay_-_tfm) so is that all i do mike, just rub the outside of the shell, as if i were cleaning it off?
[21:12] (mojjoreef) oh yea they are sensitive creatures
[21:12] (Buzz_Hog) I guess mine feel a bit neglected
[21:12] (CJ_BBL) i just dripped my snails and they were active right away
[21:12] (mojjoreef) no no you got to rub them
[21:12] (Buzz_Hog) they prob want to call Dyfus when I have to yank them off the side of the tank.... heh
[21:12] (jay_-_tfm) mine are jsut sitting buzz. they arent doing anything. i see the eyestalks come out, and i see their bodies move a little. butthey aren't moving around. and i've got lotsof cyano and diatoms for them to eat
[21:12] (CJ_BBL) mojjoreef i think you just have a thing for rubbing
[21:13] (Calvin) how about an orbital buff pad?
[21:13] (mojjoreef) buffer pad will work great to
[21:13] (Buzz_Hog) How long ya had them?
[21:13] (Bomber) rotflmfao
[21:13] (mojjoreef) but dont get them to hot
[21:13] (Doug1) Jay take em outta the water and shake a handful like dice then toss em in
[21:13] (Calvin) what type of compound?
[21:13] (jay_-_tfm) just got em today. acclimated for two hours. they been in the tank for another two hours. and jsutsiting there
[21:13] (CJ_BBL) why don't you tell him to polish them with toothpaste too, gesh
[21:13] (mojjoreef) depends on the finish you are looking for
[21:13] (Buzz_Hog) what are they sitting on?
[21:13] (flatfish) Turtlewax
[21:13] (jay_-_tfm) should i use turtle wax?
[21:13] (CJ_BBL) hay just give them some time
[21:14] (CJ_BBL) test your water and make sure everything is ok
[21:14] (mojjoreef) if you like the shine
[21:14] (Jeremy1973) did it just go quiet?
[21:14] (mojjoreef) I perfer the matte finish myself
[21:14] (flatfish) for speed
[21:14] (jay_-_tfm) just sitting in the sand. i had two on rock and they fell off, so i uprighted them and htey are all grouped together in the substrate.
[21:14] (Doug1) that gets their hearts movin
[21:14] (Buzz_Hog) Mine learn to find the glass quickly... or they become trigger food
[21:14] (Bomber) duck tape
[21:14] (mojjoreef) areodynamics are important in a reef
[21:14] (CJ_BBL) lol
[21:14] (Bomber) I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe
[21:14] (CJ_BBL) Bomber do you use duct tape to mount your frags too?
[21:15] (jay_-_tfm) lol
[21:15] (Doug1) duct tape is right handy stuff
[21:15] (jay_-_tfm) i wanted to stick them on the galss or the rocks but they dont come out. they at least come out sitting in the substrate..
[21:15] (mojjoreef) hey you carry a shell around all day breaking wind
[21:15] (mojjoreef) hmmm that didnt come out so well
[21:15] (Buzz_Hog) sit them on a rock
[21:15] (jay_-_tfm) all water params are great. amm, nitrite, nitrate, zero. ph 8.4 salin 1.0245 temp 80
[21:16] (Calvin) they need to be serviced
[21:16] )Buzz_Hog) hahaha
[21:16] (Doug1) gotta order snail sluts
[21:16] (CJ_BBL) put on some cheesy disco music
[21:16] (mojjoreef) calvin I dont do the servicing
[21:16] (jay_-_tfm) ok, i'll get the belt sander out and shine them up with some turtle wax, and put them on the rocks and see what happens
[21:16] (mojjoreef) but I hear you can contract that out
[21:16] (Calvin) hahaha
[21:16] (jay_-_tfm) oh doug, that was bad!
[21:17] (flatfish) Yeah. On a rock or downside against the glass.
[21:17] (Doug1) well in case no one warned you the rules a tad looser in here