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MizTanks
07-23-2011, 11:37 AM
http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j338/NanaReefer/IMG_0729.jpg

http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j338/NanaReefer/IMG_0732.jpg

These are in my fuge~I have a filter covering the return so's they don't get into the DT and I've been siphoning them out.

jimsflies
07-23-2011, 11:40 AM
Definitely flatworms. The fact they are on the glass is probably a good sign...as opposed to hanging out on a coral munching away.

Jarred1
07-23-2011, 11:48 AM
I say flat worms as well!

MizTanks
07-23-2011, 11:55 AM
Ok so I'm going to treat the fuge only~I've watched these little buggers go after my pods :(

jimsflies
07-23-2011, 11:57 AM
I wouldn't get too panicked Jamie. The run of the mill flatworms, which those appear to be are relatively harmless IME.

MizTanks
07-23-2011, 11:59 AM
Ok Jim thanks~I've been watching my tank like a hawk~scared witless :(

bluwc
07-23-2011, 12:44 PM
Ok Jim thanks~I've been watching my tank like a hawk~scared witless :(
Time to get some flatworm exit

MizTanks
07-23-2011, 12:48 PM
Time to get some flatworm exit

Have it already~just wanted to make sure of what I'm treating and don't want to have to treat my DT.

bluwc
07-23-2011, 12:51 PM
Have it already~just wanted to make sure of what I'm treating and don't want to have to treat my DT.
If it's in your sump, the odds of it being in your DT is very high. I would treat the entire tank personally.

demonclownfish
07-23-2011, 01:19 PM
FIRST PIC UNDER THE FLATWORM! what is that bug??? ive got thousands of them and i think those are what are attackin my zoas

binford4000
07-23-2011, 01:25 PM
YUP,it's a typical flat worm.I agree about the bugs.Might want to get the turkey baster out first.If your not looseing your acros then your lucky.I would get the revive out and dip some colony's.If they're on colony's then got to the exit fast

MizTanks
07-23-2011, 01:38 PM
FIRST PIC UNDER THE FLATWORM! what is that bug??? ive got thousands of them and i think those are what are attackin my zoas

Those are copods DC and they're not attacking your zoa's but are known to eat dead and dying zoa's. Also in higher numbers they will irritate zoas also.

demonclownfish
07-23-2011, 01:48 PM
ehhh its too big to be a copepod. copepods are the tiny little itty bitty guys that swim in swarms. i know its some kind of pod but i dont thinks it a cop-,amphi-, or iso-

MizTanks
07-23-2011, 01:54 PM
I have been keeping a very close eye on my corals and so far have seen no sign of infestation of flatworms in the DT. They seem to love the fuge, with it's intense lighting and lack of flow and high nutrients..which has made it very easy to siphon them out in large numbers..which I did yesterday by the way :) and will do so daily. I'm waiting on hooking up my ro/di unit before doing a wc and this is why I've not treated the entire system with Flatworm Exit.

Snowyoda
08-25-2011, 08:41 PM
That little bug looks like an enlarged bacteria, lol.

I have some flatworms and they're a pain to get rid of, however I don't see them causing any issue with any of my coral. I just don't like their looks. I've been using a different flatworm killer brand and it's not that great...shoulda picked up the flatworm exit, but this had better reviews...

Must be careful though if you use exit. I heard you can pretty much crash your tank using the stuff wrong.

MizTanks
08-25-2011, 09:12 PM
Well I didn't have to use the Exit-I over dose my fuge with salt and killed everything-lol

@DC: sorry wrong pod. That is an Amphipod. They will definitely irritate yer zoas crawling on them.

Manoj's Reef
08-25-2011, 09:31 PM
flatworm exit should do it for you. Follow the instructions on the box and you should be fine.

larryandlaura
08-26-2011, 04:17 AM
Wow flat worms. I've been lucky and never got them. Best of luck to you.

MizTanks
08-26-2011, 07:55 AM
Wow flat worms. I've been lucky and never got them. Best of luck to you.

Wow Larry do you actually read the posts? I said they're gone ;)

bluwc
08-26-2011, 11:34 AM
Of course he doesn't read posts...he just posts so he can be "Super" Poster lol