Showing up every were!!!

[Reef man 89]

Can someone please ID these idk what it is and are they good or bad?

 

[Reef man 89]

@Diesel mabe you could help me I'd these

 

[mtfish]

Looks like hydroids to me. Could be an issue if you have lots of corals as they can irritate them.

 

[Reef man 89]

So idk what to do cause they are everywhere in the tank all over my zoa's. How do you rid of them?

 

[Reef man 89]

@saltyfilmfolks

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

@saltyfilmfolks

Dont freak out.;)
Id love a clearer pic, but Ive had different types of hydroids pop up and then fade out for a ling time.
How many do you see in there? What kind of cuc ya got, and are you feeding a lot of phytos?

 

[Diesel]

Yes we talking hydroids here.
I'm not on the laptop to send you a link how to get rid of them but maybe a squad member can help you out.











#reefsquad

 

[Reef man 89]

I will try to get a better picture of the but for a CUC I have one emarld crab a BCS and about 7 turbo snails I have been feeding Phytoplankton about once every 3-4 days

 

[Macdaddynick1]

I will try to get a better picture of the but for a CUC I have one emarld crab a BCS and about 7 turbo snails I have been feeding Phytoplankton about once every 3-4 days

They come because you're feeding and your tank is not mature yet, I've had those exact ones and they all disappeared after my tank hit 1 month. Stop feeding anything for filter feeders. Let your tank mature

Edit unless you've had your tank set up for a while. Then idk.

 

[Reef man 89]

It's been running since the middle of October so about 3 1/2 months

 

[Macdaddynick1]

It's been running since the middle of October so about 3 1/2 months

Yup your tank is just new , feed sparingly until you get the encrusting algae going, otherwise you'll have issues with these guys and with bunch of nuisance algae etc.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

They come because you're feeding and your tank is not mature yet,

Ill agree to this to a point. Yes there's nothing to compete yet. Ive done a fir amount of research on the ebb and wane of new tank critters, and so far most dont really know and solid science has a lot of chemical and mineral therors plus the competition factor.

Def slow down on frozen food juces, phyto stuff etc, like you would for an aiptasia out break. Manual removal is def good too.

On of the reasons IMO for a diverse cuc is also to help cut down on the possible blooms of critters, by limiting available foods, but also possibly eating the "spores" before they develop.
Im looking for a picture of a couple of the ones I had.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]