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[DanS180]

The first looks like a flatworm and the second is either what you think it is or something close.

Lol double bad news... awesome

 

[CorallineAlgae]

Suck out the flatworm with a hose next chance you get. The aptasia is easy to kill with either lemon juice or concentrated kalkwasser. Use a syringe to rain down death from above! Muahahaha!!!

 

[DanS180]

Suck out the flatworm with a hose next chance you get. The aptasia is easy to kill with either lemon juice or concentrated kalkwasser. Use a syringe to rain down death from above! Muahahaha!!!

I guess the flatworm is bad huh? And yeah I was gonna pick up Aiptasia X tomorrow.. is that any good? Or should I just get lemon juice?

Oh and I also found a baby starfish!!

 

[DanS180]

False alarm.. its not a flatworm.. its some type of snail.. can't remember the name, starts with a "S" tho.. has a really thin shell on its back

 

[Mrc8858]

Stomatella snail

 

[DanS180]

Stomatella snail

Yep! That's the one! Lol harmless right?

 

[Mrc8858]

Yep and breed pretty easily

 

[CorallineAlgae]

Stomatella snail

Cool. It must be bigger than it looks in the picture. They're actually pretty rare. I yanked one from a tank once and felt the shell. I had no idea what it was but know flatworms can't have a shell. Took a lot of research to ID the guy. You should give it a name.

 

[DanS180]

Cool. It must be bigger than it looks in the picture. They're actually pretty rare. I yanked one from a tank once and felt the shell. I had no idea what it was but know flatworms can't have a shell. Took a lot of research to ID the guy. You should give it a name.

Well that's pretty cool... now for a name.. hmmm..

 

[DanS180]

well i just bought Aiptasia X and attempted to use it.. i think i fudged up tho.. i did everything the instructions said and waiting for the tentacles to wrap around the syringe point.. but accidently hit it and made it retract so i sprayed the aiptasia and the whole surrounding area real quick, guess we'll find out tomorrow if i succeeded or not lol

 

[Pufferlove]

Should work destroyed my aiptasia

 

[DanS180]

Well I just did a 5 gal wc and no sign of aiptasia... I still think it's too soon to tell but I guess we shall find out soon enough

 

[DanS180]

No sign of aiptasia so hopefully that's gone.. now another problem(maybe)..

..I did a 5 gal wc yesterday and then tested my water today.. my Mag, Calc, and kH have all dropped from the previous test(11/20/12) BUT I also completely cleaned out my filter yesterday.. could that have something to do with it?

 

[CorallineAlgae]

If it was really dirty it can release acidic compounds that may have the effect of driving some elements out of solution. I could be wrong. It's more likely the salt mix or something else. Reef Crystals are giving lots of people grief with those levels recently. May even be a recall coming. What salt are you using again?

 

[DanS180]

If it was really dirty it can release acidic compounds that may have the effect of driving some elements out of solution. I could be wrong. It's more likely the salt mix or something else. Reef Crystals are giving lots of people grief with those levels recently. May even be a recall coming. What salt are you using again?

Reef crystals.. but I don't think it's that

 

[CorallineAlgae]

Reef crystals.. but I don't think it's that

You're probably right. Just in case there's a thread here where people have been talking about it. I just thought I'd mention it just to be safe.

I also believe it's more likely to be something else.

 

[DanS180]

You're probably right. Just in case there's a thread here where people have been talking about it. I just thought I'd mention it just to be safe.

I also believe it's more likely to be something else.

thanks, I've actually commented on that thread a few days back.. Im thinking it has something to do with the filter being cleaned thoroughly

 

[DanS180]

I'm gonna retest my tank tonight and see if I get different results.. maybe I just tested too soon??

 

[CorallineAlgae]

It could be that.

I may set up another saltwater tank in January. I'm considering Seachem reef salt. I used Instant Ocean forever then switched to Tropic Marin which wasn't always consistent then finally Corallife which was my favorite. I enjoy finding out for myself which salts dissolve the cleanest, have the best consistency, revitalize my corals or hold balanced levels. Seachem has great reviews and it's not expensive. Worth a shot.

 

[DanS180]

It could be that.

I may set up another saltwater tank in January. I'm considering Seachem reef salt. I used Instant Ocean forever then switched to Tropic Marin which wasn't always consistent then finally Corallife which was my favorite. I enjoy finding out for myself which salts dissolve the cleanest, have the best consistency, revitalize my corals or hold balanced levels. Seachem has great reviews and it's not expensive. Worth a shot.

Maybe when my bucket of reef crystals is empty, I'll try something else out.. assuming I get the same numbers tonight lol