If you have very soft water, then it would definitely be beneficial to add some calcium to your tank. The cheapest and haha, laziest way is to add some cuttlebone (you can find it in the bird section of a pet store). Just break off a piece and let it sit in a corner. I don't know if this is the most effective way though.
Other ways to add the needed nutrients for snail shells are to add crushed coral (bumping up your water hardness), or to add montmorillonite clay powder. You can get montmorillonite as a pond additive for koi.
I got a few cuttlefish bones. Do you know if the snails are supposed to eat it or does it just get into the water column? Will the bones dissolve or will they stay after the calcium is depleted?
My snails climb all over the Cuttle bone I have for them. Don't think they actually eat them. I think it slowly leeches out calcium into the water buy I could be wrong.
I think boredomb is right, that it slowly leaches out into the water but I'm sure crawling on it doesn't hurt.
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