Anyone know what this could be

ramtmac · 03/31/2010, 08:31 PM

Ok so i did a water change yesterday and about two mins ago i turned on the lights and there was a whole lotta little white specs on my glass. they move around and everything . ITS ALLLIVVE . Any ideas on what they are and if they are good or bad. To small to take pic with camera.
thanks

thegrun · 03/31/2010, 08:34 PM

Sounds like copepods (good).

ramtmac · 03/31/2010, 08:39 PM

so i dont need to kill them ?

vaporlockv2 · 03/31/2010, 10:42 PM

I had the same issue. I set up my tank and about two weeks later I had a huge amount of small little white bugs all over my glass. After a heart attack and much stress I found out that they are amphipods. While copepods do appear on your glass they are mostly in your water not on your glass. Almost 100% sure they are amphipods. Yes, they are very good and no, let 'em go to town!

h2oimports · 03/31/2010, 11:12 PM

good. some fish will eat them .

terri_ann · 03/31/2010, 11:41 PM

amphipods/copepods = Great!! ;-)

fishwonder · 03/31/2010, 11:48 PM

I bought dragonet last year and I had to order pods from Hawaii, $99 for Next day delivered.

kikireef · 04/01/2010, 12:42 AM

WOW! $99!!! just get some chaeto from someone's established tank = FREE Copepods!!! They breed like crazy in a refugium.

ramtmac · 04/01/2010, 11:27 AM

wow you guys were not kidding. these guys are cool. I woke up today and checked out my tank and there is like a million more. and i Had diatoms all over my tank and today its pretty much all gone. I dunno if it was them that did it but it is clean now !!! YES!

03/31/2010, 08:31 PM	#1
ramtmac Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 407	Anyone know what this could be Ok so i did a water change yesterday and about two mins ago i turned on the lights and there was a whole lotta little white specs on my glass. they move around and everything . ITS ALLLIVVE . Any ideas on what they are and if they are good or bad. To small to take pic with camera. thanks

03/31/2010, 11:41 PM	#6
terri_ann Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Marshalltown, IA Posts: 841	amphipods/copepods = Great!! ;-) __________________ Happy Reefing!! :) Current Tank Info: 180g mixed 40B Anemone 5' raceway frag tank

03/31/2010, 11:48 PM	#7
fishwonder Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 92	I spent $99. to buy those little crits I bought dragonet last year and I had to order pods from Hawaii, $99 for Next day delivered.

04/01/2010, 12:42 AM	#8
kikireef Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chino at The Preserve Posts: 1,107	WOW! $99!!! just get some chaeto from someone's established tank = FREE Copepods!!! They breed like crazy in a refugium. __________________ Keith SCMAS Member Tank Info: 120 gallon 48"x30"x20" Leemar Rimless. 2 MP40w, 1 MP10w, SROsss Skimmer, ATI Sunpower 8x54w, Neptune Apex Controller with WXM module. 2 BRS dosing pumps. Check my homepage for the build...

03/31/2010, 08:34 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Sounds like copepods (good).

03/31/2010, 08:39 PM	#3
ramtmac Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 407	so i dont need to kill them ?

03/31/2010, 10:42 PM	#4
vaporlockv2 2011 IMAS Officer Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Notus, Idaho Posts: 232	I had the same issue. I set up my tank and about two weeks later I had a huge amount of small little white bugs all over my glass. After a heart attack and much stress I found out that they are amphipods. While copepods do appear on your glass they are mostly in your water not on your glass. Almost 100% sure they are amphipods. Yes, they are very good and no, let 'em go to town!

03/31/2010, 11:12 PM	#5
h2oimports Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: houston, tx Posts: 54	good. some fish will eat them .

04/01/2010, 11:27 AM	#9
ramtmac Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 407	wow you guys were not kidding. these guys are cool. I woke up today and checked out my tank and there is like a million more. and i Had diatoms all over my tank and today its pretty much all gone. I dunno if it was them that did it but it is clean now !!! YES!