Tube worm

[junlover]

hi folks~!

im a newbie in marine aquaria area,had been rearing marine fish for 1/2yr

i used to had a few tube worm in my tank,for some reason i took them out,then for ard 1mth,i realise my sand turn greenish,seem like covered with green algae,issit becos i out out those tube worm? wat shld i do now?

[hotsoup]

Check your duration of lighting, long hrs might cause it and also PO4 in water parimeter

[junlover]

thanz

how long shld b lighting be on for a day,when and hw between each interval?

hw to check the PO4? muzy buy wat equip/hw much?

[Tanzy]

Lighting should not exceed 12 hours a day and switched on at a time that allows you to view your tank conveniently.

A good Phosphate testkit will help you test the phosphate levels. I suspect the green stuff is blue-green cyanobacteria. I'll recommend getting a good protein skimmer if you don't have one at the moment.

[junlover]

reely thank you of u guys~!

[hotsoup]

Also to add on, if Po4 is high, try phosguard(cheaper version) to control it. If problem still persists, u have to shorthen the lighting hrs.

[hotsoup]

Hi,

Tune worm for me, is just for decor

[Achilles Tang]

There is no 'usage' for tubeworms.

They are not like sea cucumbers, hermit crabs or snail which have a purpose in sandbed maintenance or algae control.

If you like them, keep them. They are filter feeders so pls provide the right kind of foods for them... plankton or plankton-substitutes.

[Wrassy]

I have some tube worms in my tank basically for decor...but I didnt feed them with anything I use filter sea water for water change

Does sea water contains plankton naturally? Must I go get plankton for them if that's the case?

[Achilles Tang]

Does sea water contains plankton naturally? Must I go get plankton for them if that's the case?

LOL! Sorry... i couldn't help it. YES, sea water has plankton! Without plankton forming the bottom of the natural food chain, life in the sea would not be what it is today.

Even the biggest sea creatures feed on plankton!

To point you to the right way... if you keep any filter-feeding creatures or corals in your tank ie. sponges, certain corals, tubeworms, tunicates, sea fans, gorgonians etc etc... you will have to feed them with plankton or similar substitutes. If nothing else, plankton will feed the zooplankton and micro-life in your tank, which in turn is consumed by something up the food chain and so on.

You can culture live plankton and zooplankton or you can buy bottled stuff (beware of some of them as they have been proven to be expensive and useless... go for the recommended stuff).

[Wrassy]

So then wat is the recommended stuff?

[Achilles Tang]

There is a German brand (i forgot) of bottled coral food which is quite good.

The american ones are so so but I am no expert as I haven't tried everything yet. You are better off searching the internet for users' feedback.

Marinesnow is junk from the lab research done.

I take no chances and I want the best for my tank... go read about Golden Pearls and Phytoplankton, as these are what I am feeding my tank.

[junlover]

wat would u suggest to keep in a tank to clean algae and the sandbed?

me kept a snail before,but it die for unknowing reason,snail help?

others are welcome~

pls advise~

[Wrassy]

Thanks AT you are of great help

[Dinosaur]

Hi,

Tune worm for me, is just for decor

My tube worms won't last long in the tank. The Tangs & Angels will pick on them until it turns Botak