I.D. please

Tyler438 · 08/17/2018, 03:58 PM

These guys have popped up everywhere. Spirorbis?

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AlSimmons · 08/17/2018, 04:12 PM

Yep! Spirorbid worms.

Tyler438 · 08/17/2018, 04:16 PM

What about the little guys around them that don't have the snail look to them? Did they come on my dry rock I'm cycling? Should I do anything thing about them or leave them be?

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Originally Posted by AlSimmons

Yep! Spirorbid worms.

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Tyler438 · 08/17/2018, 04:19 PM

Also I posted in the dry rock thread, but may get more attention here.

Dry rock has been in my fishes tank for about 5 weeks now. I decided to let it cycle while clowns were in QT. Ammonia and nitrites are both 0, but nitrates are really high somewhere between 40-80ppm. I have been doing 12% water changes each week and nitrates don't seem to be moving. What is my next step? Clowns can't go back in with the nitrates this high correct?

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Anemone · 08/17/2018, 04:25 PM

12% water changes will take a LONG time to reduce a nitrate reading of 80. Try 50% instead.

As far as the clowns go, fish in general are much more able to withstand high nitrate readings than say, corals, and clowns, in general, are tough fish. Many fish-only systems run with nitrates in the hundreds.

FWIW,
Kevin

Anemone · 08/17/2018, 04:30 PM

The other, non-shelled critters are 'pods of some sort (copepods or ostracods).

Check here for clearer pictures of various critters: https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

Kevin

08/17/2018, 03:58 PM	#1
Tyler438 Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: North Carolina Posts: 78	I.D. please These guys have popped up everywhere. Spirorbis? Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

08/17/2018, 04:25 PM	#5
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	12% water changes will take a LONG time to reduce a nitrate reading of 80. Try 50% instead. As far as the clowns go, fish in general are much more able to withstand high nitrate readings than say, corals, and clowns, in general, are tough fish. Many fish-only systems run with nitrates in the hundreds. FWIW, Kevin __________________ Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks... Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s

08/17/2018, 04:30 PM	#6
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	The other, non-shelled critters are 'pods of some sort (copepods or ostracods). Check here for clearer pictures of various critters: https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/ Kevin __________________ Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks... Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s

08/17/2018, 04:12 PM	#2
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Yep! Spirorbid worms.

08/17/2018, 04:19 PM	#4
Tyler438 Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: North Carolina Posts: 78	Also I posted in the dry rock thread, but may get more attention here. Dry rock has been in my fishes tank for about 5 weeks now. I decided to let it cycle while clowns were in QT. Ammonia and nitrites are both 0, but nitrates are really high somewhere between 40-80ppm. I have been doing 12% water changes each week and nitrates don't seem to be moving. What is my next step? Clowns can't go back in with the nitrates this high correct? Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk