oh ok, maybe it wasnt the driftwood. It wasnt the sand (im fairly sure), when i got the substrate i picked the wrong one at first i was going to get beach sand with crushed up shells lol !! the lady that served me pointed it out and then helped me pick some that wouldnt send the ph high.
So now im unsure what it was, its ok now however ! But it used to read the highest on the high ph chart, i just did gradual water changes to lower it. But now im a little bit worried so ill test it when i get home, i dont reguarly test it.
My filter has little vents in it that might be able to force the air pipe in it might get squished and blocked tho 0.o i can look into it ! the airstone does sit next to it so maybe it has been getting sucked in!
I hope this tank does well im a bit of a noob when it comes to it ! when i was putting in my new plants yesterday the burnt java fern had quite a few new leaves (itd been a month or too since it was burnt) so i take it as a good sign !
The snail opened up a small gap but was still pretty much in his shell ! I hope his eyes dont get eaten :(