I have bugs

twomccormicks · 01/25/2008, 11:08 PM

Inspecting my tank tonight and I see these little white "bugs" in there. They are teeny tiny. Almost look like (pardon me please) sperm. White, a couple with a string looking thing behind 'em. Not like a worm though. No bigger than a piece of pepper.

Any ideas?

Sometimes I think I have THE dumbest questions!

atvdave · 01/25/2008, 11:12 PM

They are copods and they are good.

Do a search of copods or pods and see if that is what they are.

twomccormicks · 01/25/2008, 11:16 PM

Thx Dave. I suspected that was what they were but just checking with the "experts". Wonder if they hitched from the LFS?? This is my first time seeing them but there seems to be a lot of them.

R.W. · 01/25/2008, 11:33 PM

they are pods, i found some in my tank earlier this week and did the same thing. They are good for the tank and fish eat them. I put in a big ball of cheato and now i have lots.

atvdave · 01/25/2008, 11:42 PM

Yes, having a fug with cheato will make more of them. They breed like rabbit's. But they need a place to hide so the fish don't eat them.

Toddrtrex · 01/25/2008, 11:50 PM

And odds are that after a while you may not see as many of them -- either from your fish eating them, or them dying back for lack of food. Nothing to worry about, in time the population will level off to the carrying capacity of your tank.

Years ago my 29 had so many pods that they were crawling on the glass during the middle of the day. A couple of weeks later the population died back quite a bit.

demonsp · 01/25/2008, 11:53 PM

Sounds like that pesky little pod.Look here.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

http://home2.pacific.net.ph/~sweetyu...tchhikers.html

twomccormicks · 01/26/2008, 09:57 AM

Hmm...although I have been afraid to even think about a fuge, looks like I'd better look into it. I'm so new to the hobby that it's all I can do to soak in all the information all newbies do. Seems like I'm doing all the right things if I have pods. I see them hanging around in my hydrometer. I am having some sort of brown algae bloom too but all my parameters are fairly good. Could this have something to do with it as well?

Phos: .25
Amm: 0
pH: 8.6 (a little high)
Nitrates: 5.0
Nitrites: .05
Alk: 1.7-2.8
Temp: 79

fish4lyfe · 01/26/2008, 10:01 AM

the brown algae is most likely a diatom bloom, and is most common for new setups, it will eventually go away as long as you keep up with your water changes and your not over feeding

atvdave · 01/26/2008, 10:18 AM

As fish4lyfe said it is very common for new tanks to go through this, and should go away in time.

However a Fug will help a lot, and keep your tank more stable in the long run.

Toddrtrex · 01/26/2008, 11:00 AM

Would really like to see your Phos at 0, in time that will help fuel algae if it is kept at the level you have it at now.

twomccormicks · 01/26/2008, 03:50 PM

Well I just got more live rock so we'll see what happens. It's good and cured. I saw a mini cycle when I added a piece a week or so ago. I added two more rocks in there and I think I'm done now. I did get a golf ball sized clipping of chaeto and I put it in my tank, in the back. I know it's suppose to be in a fuge and I'll move it when I get that set up in time. I picked up 3 more turbo's to help with the algae so hopefully the brown stuff will go away. My protein skimmer and Koraila came today. I don't want the skimmer to suck up my copods though. Hmm...... any ideas? To skim or not to skim....that is the question.

My water is pretty stirred up right now so I'll wait until things calms down before I put in the Koralia.

01/25/2008, 11:08 PM	#1
twomccormicks Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 41	I have bugs Inspecting my tank tonight and I see these little white "bugs" in there. They are teeny tiny. Almost look like (pardon me please) sperm. White, a couple with a string looking thing behind 'em. Not like a worm though. No bigger than a piece of pepper. Any ideas? Sometimes I think I have THE dumbest questions! __________________ ~Kate~ 1 Lawnmower Blenny 1 Snowflake Eel 1 Yellow Tang 2 Blue Damsels 6 Hermit Crabs 4 Turbo Snail 1 Large Spiny Urchin 1 Chocolate Chip Starfish Current Tank Info: 39 gal bowfront; Running a Tetratec PF3000, Visi-Jet Skimmer, 1 #1 Koralia

01/25/2008, 11:16 PM	#3
twomccormicks Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 41	Thx Dave. I suspected that was what they were but just checking with the "experts". Wonder if they hitched from the LFS?? This is my first time seeing them but there seems to be a lot of them. __________________ ~Kate~ 1 Lawnmower Blenny 1 Snowflake Eel 1 Yellow Tang 2 Blue Damsels 6 Hermit Crabs 4 Turbo Snail 1 Large Spiny Urchin 1 Chocolate Chip Starfish Current Tank Info: 39 gal bowfront; Running a Tetratec PF3000, Visi-Jet Skimmer, 1 #1 Koralia

01/25/2008, 11:33 PM	#4
R.W. Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 890	they are pods, i found some in my tank earlier this week and did the same thing. They are good for the tank and fish eat them. I put in a big ball of cheato and now i have lots. __________________ 180g FOWLR "Sun bathing on the floor next to your tank is not, in any way equivalent to spending time outdoors."

01/25/2008, 11:50 PM	#6
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	And odds are that after a while you may not see as many of them -- either from your fish eating them, or them dying back for lack of food. Nothing to worry about, in time the population will level off to the carrying capacity of your tank. Years ago my 29 had so many pods that they were crawling on the glass during the middle of the day. A couple of weeks later the population died back quite a bit. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

01/26/2008, 09:57 AM	#8
twomccormicks Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 41	Hmm...although I have been afraid to even think about a fuge, looks like I'd better look into it. I'm so new to the hobby that it's all I can do to soak in all the information all newbies do. Seems like I'm doing all the right things if I have pods. I see them hanging around in my hydrometer. I am having some sort of brown algae bloom too but all my parameters are fairly good. Could this have something to do with it as well? Phos: .25 Amm: 0 pH: 8.6 (a little high) Nitrates: 5.0 Nitrites: .05 Alk: 1.7-2.8 Temp: 79 __________________ ~Kate~ 1 Lawnmower Blenny 1 Snowflake Eel 1 Yellow Tang 2 Blue Damsels 6 Hermit Crabs 4 Turbo Snail 1 Large Spiny Urchin 1 Chocolate Chip Starfish Current Tank Info: 39 gal bowfront; Running a Tetratec PF3000, Visi-Jet Skimmer, 1 #1 Koralia

01/25/2008, 11:12 PM	#2
atvdave Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newburgh, IN Posts: 1,763	They are copods and they are good. Do a search of copods or pods and see if that is what they are.

01/25/2008, 11:42 PM	#5
atvdave Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newburgh, IN Posts: 1,763	Yes, having a fug with cheato will make more of them. They breed like rabbit's. But they need a place to hide so the fish don't eat them.

01/25/2008, 11:53 PM	#7
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	Sounds like that pesky little pod.Look here. http://www.melevsreef.com/id/ http://home2.pacific.net.ph/~sweetyu...tchhikers.html

01/26/2008, 10:01 AM	#9
fish4lyfe Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar park, texas! Posts: 367	the brown algae is most likely a diatom bloom, and is most common for new setups, it will eventually go away as long as you keep up with your water changes and your not over feeding __________________ Send me pictures of your fish, or fishtanks i would love to see them! Current Tank Info: 29 gal

01/26/2008, 10:18 AM	#10
atvdave Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newburgh, IN Posts: 1,763	As fish4lyfe said it is very common for new tanks to go through this, and should go away in time. However a Fug will help a lot, and keep your tank more stable in the long run.

01/26/2008, 11:00 AM	#11
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	Would really like to see your Phos at 0, in time that will help fuel algae if it is kept at the level you have it at now. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

01/26/2008, 03:50 PM	#12
twomccormicks Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 41	Well I just got more live rock so we'll see what happens. It's good and cured. I saw a mini cycle when I added a piece a week or so ago. I added two more rocks in there and I think I'm done now. I did get a golf ball sized clipping of chaeto and I put it in my tank, in the back. I know it's suppose to be in a fuge and I'll move it when I get that set up in time. I picked up 3 more turbo's to help with the algae so hopefully the brown stuff will go away. My protein skimmer and Koraila came today. I don't want the skimmer to suck up my copods though. Hmm...... any ideas? To skim or not to skim....that is the question. My water is pretty stirred up right now so I'll wait until things calms down before I put in the Koralia. __________________ ~Kate~ 1 Lawnmower Blenny 1 Snowflake Eel 1 Yellow Tang 2 Blue Damsels 6 Hermit Crabs 4 Turbo Snail 1 Large Spiny Urchin 1 Chocolate Chip Starfish Current Tank Info: 39 gal bowfront; Running a Tetratec PF3000, Visi-Jet Skimmer, 1 #1 Koralia