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[Ricksreef]

well u only see one section of rock in that pic I do have alot of coraline algae but my tank is only fish so I only have a basic light not for a reef setup.

Ok,that can explain it.

 

[Gregcoyote]

As mentioned a few posts ago. There are multiple varieties that require different light levels. I have Coraline algae growing on the bottom of rocks and on power heads that get very little light. I have dove in caves with the stuff coating the walls. So there are different kinds.

 

[10s-chick]

so back to the things on my glass, they are worms or eggs of worms and they are ok to have but what if I don't have a wrasse to eat them? will the Tangs eat them?

 

[carey]

If it looks like lice and is moving then its pods which your fish will eat or they will go back to the live rock.

If they are worms, which I don't know anything about then its something different maybe.

 

[10s-chick]

well I do know what pods are and that is not what they are so if they are worms can someone tell me if I need to get rid of them?

 

[Flake]

they're good

Amphipods by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. - Reefkeeping.com
Bitty Bugs: Copepods in the Reef Aquarium by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. - Reefkeeping.com

 

[melosu58]

IMO you dont want to get rid of them. They will eventually become fish food. In the meantime they are great filter feeders and will help to clean the tank.

 

[bavass]

could be collonista snails I have tons of them

 

[deepseadan]

I have a bunch of those types of things on my glass from time to time. I was pretty sure they weren't copepods (they weren't moving) but when I noticed one of my fish snacking on them I figured they couldn't be bad. I don't worry about anything in my reef unless I notice a major change. I wouldn't consider that a major change.

 

[fort384]

Keep the thread on topic please so that it isn't closed.