Using dry ice to kill tank mites and other stuff living in my tank

[Emperornibble]

So I have what i suppose are tank mites, little shiny black dots that slowly move around, some little gnats or something similar and little transparent worms that produce small amounts of silk. Are these bad for the tank? And how do I go about using dry ice to kill em off?

[brp4e.]

here you go, Eliminating terrarium pests - Orchid Board

[Emperornibble]

Thanks! Very good info!

[Emperornibble]

It killed off everything except for the little worm things that were eating a piece of bark and my red worms... I tossed the piece of bark and will see if they come back I guess.

[brp4e.]

Some bugs need to be gassed more than others because their need for O2 is lower then others

[beckdg]

it's harder to displace oxygen in the soil.

[Tucker]

Emperornibble,

It sounds like you need more dry ice. According to this dry ice website, the dry ice will remove the oxygen from the air and fill it with CO2. Any air breathing things will die. I would suggest Putting a ton of dry ice in there and watching what happens. There should have been no reason why the worms didn't die.

[D3monic]

Originally Posted by beckdg

it's harder to displace oxygen in the soil.

This is why

Originally Posted by brp4e.

Some bugs need to be gassed more than others because their need for O2 is lower then others

And this.

Are we talking nematodes? You want to kill EVERY thing, or just the mites?