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PR_Reefer
09/14/2012, 04:01 PM
So for the last week only half of my candy cane colony (small) have been opening. A couple of days ago I saw like small white tentacles coming out of what appear to be a worm tube. The tentacles looked very similar to the ones of a spaghetti worm and it appears to be bothering the candy canes. Yesterday I took the small colony out and I did a coral dip hoping it would take care of the problem, but it didn't because today 1/2 of the colony is still close and the tentacles are still there.

Can I do a fresh water (RODI) dip to try killing any worms or pest in them???

I dont know what else to do any help would be appreciated. TY in advance.

I tried taking pictures but what ever it is, it's so small that I wont do much on trying to ID them.

PR_Reefer
09/14/2012, 04:02 PM
And I posted this here because I didnt get to much help in the LPS sections.

Sk8r
09/14/2012, 04:55 PM
DOn't do any of the above. WOrms tend to be cleaners of dead tissue, not the agents of the problem.

The parameters in my sig line are water parameters this species likes. Test your magnesium, alkalinity, and calcium. If they're under the figures in my sig line, fix them asap. Calcium shortage or low alk are a real problem with lps.