Jump to content

Help!

Sherilyn91
 Share

Recommended Posts

  • SRC Member
Sherilyn91 Proficient

Sherilyn91

Posted
  • SRC Member
Posted

i have just started a new tank and i realise there are many worms on the live rocks. they are not tube worms but really worms that come out only in the night.. Now some are crawling onto the glass.. they are very small and difficult to remove.. are they harmful? any way to remove them? the live rocks have many holes and seems like each hole got a worm.. but surely not tube worms.. look like millipede..

Link to comment
Share on other sites
sherman Enthusiast

sherman

Posted
Posted

Did you cure or cook your rock before putting into your tank

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

 nLekOfpYts.jpg
[/quote]


 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
RomeoJuliet Newbie

RomeoJuliet

Posted
Posted

take out your rocks and leave it under the sun or leave dry for a few hours.

Main Tank: 93 Gallon Cube Tank
Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455, Skimz Mini SN143
Chiller: Arctica DBA-075
Lightings: AI Hydra 52 x 02
Wavemaker: Vortech mp-40 x 02, Tunze 6020
Dosing Pump: Jebao with Grotech ABC,123 & Mag
Return Pump: Deltec H20cean 5000
Reactor: Biopellets with FR & Deltec H20cean 2000

FR: Skimz BR80

Supplements: Seachem Reef Builder, Seachem Calcium, Seachem Magnesium, Seachem Kalkwassar, Seachem Iodine

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Edmund Koh Newbie

Edmund Koh

Posted
Posted

Sherilyn, nope it won't be live anymore if u sun dry it.

But it is one of the best way to ensure that these worms are no longer in your tank.

Do you happen to have a sand bed? If you do, the bacteria from the sand bed should be able to reseed the bacteria in your rocks. Thing is that you would need to cycle your tank for a longer time.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
RomeoJuliet Newbie

RomeoJuliet

Posted
Posted

Use dead rocks is often better , as it has no worms etc. The only thing is that it also does not have beneficial bacteria, but you can always use prodibio bacteria kit or any other brands to increase the growth of beneficial bacteria.

Sun dry for a few hours will not totally kill the rocks please. If not all the rocks harvested would have been dead by the time it reach Singapore.

Main Tank: 93 Gallon Cube Tank
Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455, Skimz Mini SN143
Chiller: Arctica DBA-075
Lightings: AI Hydra 52 x 02
Wavemaker: Vortech mp-40 x 02, Tunze 6020
Dosing Pump: Jebao with Grotech ABC,123 & Mag
Return Pump: Deltec H20cean 5000
Reactor: Biopellets with FR & Deltec H20cean 2000

FR: Skimz BR80

Supplements: Seachem Reef Builder, Seachem Calcium, Seachem Magnesium, Seachem Kalkwassar, Seachem Iodine

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • SRC Member
Angel Keeper Newbie

Angel Keeper

Posted
  • SRC Member
Posted

It'll take a few weeks to sun dry the rocks completely...

You can go pharmacy and buy a bottle of sodium hydroxide... Mix about 1 part sodium hydroxide to 3 parts water... Put the rocks in for about an hour... After that you'll be able to see a lot of dead critters including worms... Rinse and scrub the rocks... Then put the rocks back... Of course you'll lose your beneficial bacteria and probably coralline algae... But to me, it's better than having worms... After that, introduce good bacteria... Your water probably will cloud during the cycling process, but it should clear up pretty fast...

Angel Keeper

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • SRC Supporter
SubzeroLT Community Regular

SubzeroLT

Posted
  • SRC Supporter
Posted

Will it help to run through the live rock with coral dip solutions such as CoralRX or Revive?

Will simple traps like these work + place food inside?

bottletrap.jpg

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mysliceofnature/

 

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • SRC Member
Angel Keeper Newbie

Angel Keeper

Posted
  • SRC Member
Posted

Subzero, that sounds incredibly expensive...

Sherilyn91, if you can use RODI water, of course that'll be best... As for bacteria, it depends... You need to do the checks... Once nitrate is zero, it means you're ready...

Angel Keeper

Link to comment
Share on other sites
RomeoJuliet Newbie

RomeoJuliet

Posted
Posted

Dun use tapwater.

Best order from Polar distilled water, or buy from NTUC the life distilled water, $6.00 for 12 bottles of 1.5 litres.

Main Tank: 93 Gallon Cube Tank
Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455, Skimz Mini SN143
Chiller: Arctica DBA-075
Lightings: AI Hydra 52 x 02
Wavemaker: Vortech mp-40 x 02, Tunze 6020
Dosing Pump: Jebao with Grotech ABC,123 & Mag
Return Pump: Deltec H20cean 5000
Reactor: Biopellets with FR & Deltec H20cean 2000

FR: Skimz BR80

Supplements: Seachem Reef Builder, Seachem Calcium, Seachem Magnesium, Seachem Kalkwassar, Seachem Iodine

Link to comment
Share on other sites
xiggie Rookie

xiggie

Posted
Posted

Xiggie, you want the worms ah? Maybe Sherilyn91 will catch out for you and sell you? Cheap cheap...

Angel Keeper

Can ..!! Worms are fish food..!! Haha

Anyway if they are this kinda worm .. Then can just leave them alone .. They stay in the rocks eat rocks and shit only ..

post-1415-0-26309500-1412259438.jpg

Stairway to Heaven

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


×
×
  • Create New...