It's Alive.....ALIVE!!!!!

rafa316 · 03/19/2007, 08:14 PM

I have been cycling my tank for a few weeks now, I added LR two weeks ago. I was kind of sad because the only things I was finding were Pods and http://melevsreef.com/id/jelly.html
Which Ive read are bad for the dank and I don't know how to get rid of them.
Today I came back from work and fund my first big inhabitant

so I wanted to share

Does this mean I can start adding snails and crabs to the tank?

AnimaliA · 03/19/2007, 08:56 PM

Actually pods are the best sign that your tank is cycling and they become one of the foundations for a successful reef (become food for many other life forms and consume detrius and some types of algae). The organism in your picture is a flatworm that preys upon various types of 'pods. This is normal also, just be careful their numbers dont become overwhelming.

It should be safe to add a few snails and hermits (if so desired). I would not add anything else for another few weeks, when the parameters have shown stable for at least two weeks in a row. ...The one thing about this hobby that makes us all better is that it does teach us patience

AnimaliA · 03/19/2007, 08:56 PM

P.S. Nice avitar

REMF · 03/19/2007, 08:58 PM

Pods are not bad for the tank they are good to have, the link to the pic you posted looks like a hydroid jelly I think and they will go away with time. The pic that is posted looks like a flat worm.

rafa316 · 03/19/2007, 09:18 PM

Nice Avatar too

it is the coolest. I will wait until Saturday, test the parameters make sure they are ok.
So should I get snails or hermit crabs? Ive heard that hermit crabs are not very reef sage.
I really like the electric blue hermit crab

Scuba_Steve · 03/19/2007, 09:51 PM

Well just expect some of the snails to die if you put in hermits. Also make sure they have extra shells laying around to minimise snail death. Its really a personal preference, you can do it hermitless, or hermits and snails. I prefer both. Scarlet reef hermits are the least likely to kill btw.

drummereef · 03/19/2007, 10:09 PM

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Originally posted by rafa316
I was kind of sad because the only things I was finding were Pods Which Ive read are bad for the dank and I don't know how to get rid of them.

It's unfortunate there is this kind of misinformation going around. Luckily you are in the right place. Pods are definitely a good thing.

KJB32 · 03/20/2007, 10:39 AM

Yes, pods are a good thing. Give it a few more days, and then add a few hermits and snails.

jus10kase · 03/20/2007, 10:44 AM

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Originally posted by drummereef
It's unfortunate there is this kind of misinformation going around. Luckily you are in the right place. Pods are definitely a good thing.

Misinformation? There`s some misreading too. He didn`t say he read pods were bad. It was the and "link" that he read were bad.

As for hermits and snails, I like having as much variety as I can. That being said, my scarlet leg hermit is getting to big i think.

Drix · 03/20/2007, 10:53 AM

That is a flatworm, I used to have a stack in my tank until I eradicated them all. Now sadly, I've since found out that those are apparently a benign kind of flatworm and are inherently friendly. Although you may want to doubble check that.

Live and learn :-\

ec300a · 03/20/2007, 11:46 AM

The pic posted is a flat worm and is the benign type(not bad not good). I have them in my newest tank. I just grab the big ones off the glass with a turky baster every few days to keep the numbers down.

You can also grab a wrase, If you get lucky like I did with my 6line wrase it will eat them. Most the time though they will eat everything else before the flatworms.

rafa316 · 03/20/2007, 11:50 AM

Awesome, Thank you for all the responses

03/19/2007, 08:14 PM	#1
rafa316 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 411	It's Alive.....ALIVE!!!!! I have been cycling my tank for a few weeks now, I added LR two weeks ago. I was kind of sad because the only things I was finding were Pods and http://melevsreef.com/id/jelly.html Which Ive read are bad for the dank and I don't know how to get rid of them. Today I came back from work and fund my first big inhabitant so I wanted to share Does this mean I can start adding snails and crabs to the tank? __________________ "if I asked the general public what they wanted they would have said they wanted a faster horse" Henry Ford Current Tank Info: 75g. - Rena xP4 Canister Filter - 65w T5 -2 inch sandbed - 60lbs live rock - 2 Ocellaris Clownfish - 1 Yellow Watchman Gobie - 6 Nassaiurs Snails - 1 Bumblebee Snail - 2 Emerald Crabs - 1 Red Legged Hermit Crab

03/19/2007, 08:56 PM	#2
AnimaliA Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Above sea level...for now... Posts: 235	Actually pods are the best sign that your tank is cycling and they become one of the foundations for a successful reef (become food for many other life forms and consume detrius and some types of algae). The organism in your picture is a flatworm that preys upon various types of 'pods. This is normal also, just be careful their numbers dont become overwhelming. It should be safe to add a few snails and hermits (if so desired). I would not add anything else for another few weeks, when the parameters have shown stable for at least two weeks in a row. ...The one thing about this hobby that makes us all better is that it does teach us patience __________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Does a one legged duck swim in a circle? Current Tank Info: JBJ Nanocube (6 yrs) SPS and other life with pretty colors

03/19/2007, 08:56 PM	#3
AnimaliA Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Above sea level...for now... Posts: 235	P.S. Nice avitar __________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Does a one legged duck swim in a circle? Current Tank Info: JBJ Nanocube (6 yrs) SPS and other life with pretty colors

03/19/2007, 08:58 PM	#4
REMF Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Anchorage AK Posts: 669	Pods are not bad for the tank they are good to have, the link to the pic you posted looks like a hydroid jelly I think and they will go away with time. The pic that is posted looks like a flat worm. __________________ Really honey, this will be the last thing I need for my reef. Current Tank Info: 75 Gal. Reef, T5ho. 46 Gal bow FOWLR, 20 Gal L 250w mh reef.

03/19/2007, 09:18 PM	#5
rafa316 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 411	Nice Avatar too it is the coolest. I will wait until Saturday, test the parameters make sure they are ok. So should I get snails or hermit crabs? Ive heard that hermit crabs are not very reef sage. I really like the electric blue hermit crab __________________ "if I asked the general public what they wanted they would have said they wanted a faster horse" Henry Ford Current Tank Info: 75g. - Rena xP4 Canister Filter - 65w T5 -2 inch sandbed - 60lbs live rock - 2 Ocellaris Clownfish - 1 Yellow Watchman Gobie - 6 Nassaiurs Snails - 1 Bumblebee Snail - 2 Emerald Crabs - 1 Red Legged Hermit Crab

03/19/2007, 09:51 PM	#6
Scuba_Steve Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pooler, Ga Posts: 1,342	Well just expect some of the snails to die if you put in hermits. Also make sure they have extra shells laying around to minimise snail death. Its really a personal preference, you can do it hermitless, or hermits and snails. I prefer both. Scarlet reef hermits are the least likely to kill btw. __________________ 40g DIY AIO. DT Size is 27"x18"x17" SCA-301 skimmer, DIY ATS 4"x4" 1 cube setup, Ocean Revive 120w LED, Quiet One 3000, Jager 150w TBS Rock

03/20/2007, 10:39 AM	#8
KJB32 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 46	Yes, pods are a good thing. Give it a few more days, and then add a few hermits and snails.

03/20/2007, 10:53 AM	#10
Drix Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 590	That is a flatworm, I used to have a stack in my tank until I eradicated them all. Now sadly, I've since found out that those are apparently a benign kind of flatworm and are inherently friendly. Although you may want to doubble check that. Live and learn :-\

03/20/2007, 11:46 AM	#11
ec300a Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lombard, IL Posts: 14	The pic posted is a flat worm and is the benign type(not bad not good). I have them in my newest tank. I just grab the big ones off the glass with a turky baster every few days to keep the numbers down. You can also grab a wrase, If you get lucky like I did with my 6line wrase it will eat them. Most the time though they will eat everything else before the flatworms.

03/20/2007, 11:50 AM	#12
rafa316 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 411	Awesome, Thank you for all the responses __________________ "if I asked the general public what they wanted they would have said they wanted a faster horse" Henry Ford Current Tank Info: 75g. - Rena xP4 Canister Filter - 65w T5 -2 inch sandbed - 60lbs live rock - 2 Ocellaris Clownfish - 1 Yellow Watchman Gobie - 6 Nassaiurs Snails - 1 Bumblebee Snail - 2 Emerald Crabs - 1 Red Legged Hermit Crab