Small white "bugs"

tehpineapple · 06/13/2015, 10:58 PM

the past couple days I've noticed fine (dust) clouding my tank. I can still see everything just fine but it's cloudy. I thought it could just be fine sand particles from my new watchman goby but tonight I noticed what appears to be hundreds of tiny white "bugs" crawling all over the glass and back of the tank. I don't know if they are connected with the dust but I'm starting to freak out. They almost seek like little larva. A friend (non-hobbyist) thinks they are baby snails but there are literally hundreds and I only have about 12 (guessing) snails in the tank. Any ideas?

tennesseebob · 06/13/2015, 11:18 PM

Copepods, they're good .

I don't know about the dust though...sorry.

Dkuhlmann · 06/13/2015, 11:31 PM

You're probably having an algae bloom of sorts and the copepods are feeding on it. Can you take a picture of your whole tank? Also what are the water parameters.

tehpineapple · 06/14/2015, 12:07 AM

My parameters seem to be on par. I've got them in my Aquaticlog app but I can't seem to get it to log in to get the exacts. I can get a picture in the morning but I won't be home till late.

There's a blurry picture of the bugs in my liverock/hitchhikers album. I'd post it in this thread but my phone seems to hate me and crashes my browser every time I try to copy the BBcode.

06/13/2015, 10:58 PM	#1
tehpineapple Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 81	Small white "bugs" the past couple days I've noticed fine (dust) clouding my tank. I can still see everything just fine but it's cloudy. I thought it could just be fine sand particles from my new watchman goby but tonight I noticed what appears to be hundreds of tiny white "bugs" crawling all over the glass and back of the tank. I don't know if they are connected with the dust but I'm starting to freak out. They almost seek like little larva. A friend (non-hobbyist) thinks they are baby snails but there are literally hundreds and I only have about 12 (guessing) snails in the tank. Any ideas?

06/13/2015, 11:18 PM	#2
tennesseebob Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 423	Copepods, they're good . I don't know about the dust though...sorry. __________________ 150g tall D/T (48x24x30), 40b Sump 2 Arctic t247 LEDs 2 Jebao RW-8, 2 RW-4 Skimz Monzter SM201 Current Tank Info: 48",24",30" 150g tall

06/13/2015, 11:31 PM	#3
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	You're probably having an algae bloom of sorts and the copepods are feeding on it. Can you take a picture of your whole tank? Also what are the water parameters. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

06/14/2015, 12:07 AM	#4
tehpineapple Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 81	My parameters seem to be on par. I've got them in my Aquaticlog app but I can't seem to get it to log in to get the exacts. I can get a picture in the morning but I won't be home till late. There's a blurry picture of the bugs in my liverock/hitchhikers album. I'd post it in this thread but my phone seems to hate me and crashes my browser every time I try to copy the BBcode.