Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > New to the Hobby
Blogs FAQ Calendar

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 04/08/2012, 09:25 AM   #1
Mules1
Registered Member
 
Mules1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 381
Worms on powerhead?

On my powehead it seems to have small white worms almost like mini featherdusters. Is this normal?


Mules1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 04/08/2012, 10:09 AM   #2
AaronM
Registered Member
 
AaronM's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Sydney
Posts: 480
White calcareous tube/body, with feather duster head? Sounds good to me! They have grown in my skimmer too, but I'm less keen on that. Was happy at first...then decided it's prob best to keep my mechanical filters smooth and clean...


AaronM is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 04/08/2012, 10:29 AM   #3
cloak
Moved On
 
cloak's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Stockton, CA
Posts: 14,854
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mules1 View Post
On my powehead it seems to have small white worms almost like mini featherdusters. Is this normal?
There most likely spirorbid worms. (harmless)

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/rs/


cloak is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 04/08/2012, 11:00 AM   #4
bnumair
Dr. Reef at ur service
 
bnumair's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA
Posts: 7,751
Blog Entries: 15
spirorbid worms, completely harmless filter feeders.


__________________
Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300

"Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16

Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE
bnumair is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 07:25 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2025 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.