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The purpose of this thread is to hopefully assist hobbyists in obtaining the correct id and method of treatment to common hitchhikers. Both; the good ones and the bad ones. 1) Anemones. Some times called the flowers of the sea, many hobbyists keep them intentionally for their striking colors and their one of a kind symbiotic relationship with.


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Tube worms are a type of filter feeding invertebrate commonly found in reef tanks. These worms use their tube-shaped bodies to filter out nutrients and other organic matter from the water column, providing essential enrichment to the tank's ecosystem.


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Tube worms Taijin Apr 11, 2022 None Apr 11, 2022 #1 Taijin New Member Joined Apr 11, 2022 Messages 3 Reaction score 1 Location Warsaw Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I have these webs in my tank and was told it was tube worms. Are they good or bad and if bad How do I get rid of them? Apr 11, 2022 #2 thomas_neil Active Member Midwest Reefer My Tank Thread Joined


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I have a TON of tube worms, about 1mm in diameter and maybe 10 - 15 mm in lenght, ALL over my tank, denser in low flow areas, but present everywhere. they have teeny tiny feather duster-ish protrusions out the end that retract. i tried to get a decent pic but have not been able to get anything.


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Feb 6, 2012. #18. Usually these types of creatures are much more prolific in systems with excess food to feed them. You could possibly try to feed less to limit their numbers. I'm not saying you will rid your system of them, but usually with less available food, the population will decline.


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This tube worm is commonly seen for sale in the hobby, but like most feather dusters, it requires a lot of very fine particulate material suspended in the water to feed upon, hence it has poor survival in many reef tanks, the water is too clean. Marine worms worth knowingโ€”A survey of the Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful


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How to Get Rid of Tube Worms in Reef Tank You can break tube worms from their base. Other methods include supergluing their tubes shut or removing anything they are anchored to and washing them with 10-20% hydrochloric acid. Manual removal is safest and easiest method. What Is A Tubeworm?


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A Featherduster worm is often found in the subtidal zones of reefs around the world, positioned in moderate currents where plankton meals get brought to them each day that are gentle enough to not damage their feathery crown. Interesting behaviors


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On this episode of AmericanReef we discuss how to prevent and eliminate reef tank pests, specifically the Bristle Worm. Send any questions to americanreef@me.


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#1 ยท Jul 10, 2005 Pic 4 shows the big one. The first one. Pic 1 shows a small section of the rest. Pic 1 is about 1/2 inch square. Every surface in the tank is just like the pic. Hundreds and hundreds of tiny, calcified tube worms. They are on the glass, all the rock and inside the powerhead. Someone suggested a pepppermint shrimp.


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10 Reaction score 17 Location South Florida Rating - 0% 0 0 0 i have these tube worm looking things popping up in several places. Are they bad and if they are should I take them out. When I do a water change they really produce a lot of slime. Jul 30, 2017 #2 KJ Lone Wolf Reef Squad Leader Excellence Award ETRC Member Hospitality Award Joined


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tube worms? 10451 Views 12 Replies 5 Participants Last post by Treasures of the Sea, Jan 30, 2012. R. rawtank Discussion Starter.


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Owners of saltwater reef tanks will occasionally find themselves dealing with outbreaks of tube worms, vermetid snails, flatworms, bristle worms, and the like. We will teach you how to get rid of tube worms in reef tanks, as well as get rid of these other unwanted creatures. How to get rid of worms in a reef tank?


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Spirorbid Snails - Reef Safe These are like miniature hard-tube feather dusters that over cover glass in low-flow areas. They are harmless filter feeders. Scary Worms - May or May Not Be Reef Safe I find worms like this very frequently on new corals. I'm not sure what this one was, but I prefer to just keep them out of the aquarium.


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Jan 31, 2017 0 We've hated vermetids for as long as we've been reefing, and now science has given us the last nail in the coffin for this unwanted aquarium critter. Although they look like tubeworms, vermetids are actual a kind of snail which grows its shell in place - either on rocks or inside coral skeletons.

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