Worms?

[msch65]

Anyone know what these are? They keep popping up. Good or bad?

 

[duke62]

By the looks of the pic i think those are least of your worries

 

[Moneymaks24]

When in doubt throw it our

 

[msch65]

Why is that duke62? All my numbers are great... everything is open and healthy just dont know what these things are

 

[duke62]

Your rocks are covered in hair algae. I dont think your parameters are good

 

[msch65]

I test once a week and do 20% wc everyother... hair algaes been there since the start 4 months ago hasnt changed... how do I get rid of it?

 

[edd]

Your rocks are covered in hair algae. I dont think your parameters are good

+1 what test kits are you using for nitrate and phosphate?
can someone id that, i have the same thing growing. nice color though.

 

[msch65]

Nitrate-salifert
phosphates-api

how do i get ride of it? WC every week?

 

[Potacka]

It's some type of macro algea, don't know the name but its harmless

 

[homegrowncichlid]

just throw in a tang or a hand full of hermit crabs. All that algae will be gone in 2 weeks. Can you draw an arrow and point to the worms?

 

[msch65]

No not sure how to do that. Its the green hook worm looking thing almost center pic. What kind of hermit crab(reef safe)?

 

[cmantis]

I have one or two of those some sorta algae.

 

[basiab]

Worms are rarely a problem. If the algea has not been getting worse then I would just try to get it off the rocks by removing rock from tank and brushing it off.

 

[CullyisGully]

just get a yellow tang or purple if you have the money

 

[46nBliss]

I think telling this guy to get a fish is a bad idea especially a tang he never posted a tank size from what ive seen and if its a nano that would be a mistake to get this fish.

Better off finding out where all the nutrients are coming from that is feeding the hair algae? Scale back on feeding could help too.
Do you do wc and topoff with RODI water? If you your using Tap water that could be the cause.

 

[msch65]

Hi 46nbliss

Let me fill in some details... 28 nano, 40 lbs of sand 24lbs live rock, MH seal hood on for 6 hours , WC 20% every 2 weeks, ATO with ro/di. Live stock black clown, dragon goby, flasher wrasse, cleaner shrimp, 4 snails. Blue mushroom, green star polps and a frag of zoas. I run a chiller 77 degree, and chemipure elite. Test once a week all number are good Everyone seems healthy and growing. Ive have an amazon fresh tank for almost 10 years this is my first salt. Thanks

 

[msch65]

A full picture

 

[46nBliss]

Yeah thats why i mentioned getting a tang to take care of the algae problem would be a mistake. Your tank is too small for it to thrive.
Seems like you keep good husbandry wc etc... Possibly over feeding causing the algae problem.

 

[SanmanReefer]

Hi 46nbliss

Let me fill in some details... 28 nano, 40 lbs of sand 24lbs live rock, MH seal hood on for 6 hours , WC 20% every 2 weeks, ATO with ro/di. Live stock black clown, dragon goby, flasher wrasse, cleaner shrimp, 4 snails. Blue mushroom, green star polps and a frag of zoas. I run a chiller 77 degree, and chemipure elite. Test once a week all number are good Everyone seems healthy and growing. Ive have an amazon fresh tank for almost 10 years this is my first salt. Thanks

How often do you change the Chemipure? Why not do 10% WC once a week? I think you'll get better results like that on your nano. Do you have a skimmer? Does your tank filtration have sponges? Those things are nitrate factories. Hope this helps.

 

[msch65]

Havent changed the pure chem yet... its been in there for maybe 2 months. I will try a 10% water change every week. No skimmer, sponges are in but i rinse and change them when needed. I feed twice a day pellets and once a week frozen, only what they eat.