Tube worm, brown hair algae, and spirobid worms.

[TCseh]

I found a tube worm growing on a snail shell so that's interesting.

I have had a recent brown hair algae outbreak and I am wondering if it will pass or what I have to do about it.

I have a spirobid worm outbreak does anybody know how to take care of them?

 

[TCseh]

Parameters

10.5 dkh
.05 po4
430 calcium
1.0255 salinity
1350 mag
15-20ppm no3
7.8 ph "can't seem to raise it"
0 amonia
0 nitrite

 

[bluemon]

Do you have any means of nutrient export?

refugium, ats, etc?

spiroid worms are not really a problem and will go away in time as the tank ages. But some wrasses will pick on them

 

[TCseh]

Do you have any means of nutrient export?

refugium, ats, etc?

spiroid worms are not really a problem and will go away in time as the tank ages. But some wrasses will pick on them

I have a small hob refugium and a protein skimmer that is for tanks a little bigger than mine.
My tank never had a hard time with 20+ nitrates. The other day I checked and they got all they way down to 5. That's when the algae problem was starting so I was thinking my nitrates were too low so I raised them back up. After a weak the algae is still steadily growing.

 

[bluemon]

I have a small hob refugium and a protein skimmer that is for tanks a little bigger than mine.
My tank never had a hard time with 20+ nitrates. The other day I checked and they got all they way down to 5. That's when the algae problem was starting so I was thinking my nitrates were too low so I raised them back up. After a weak the algae is still steadily growing.

The nitrates were low because the algae consumed it.

and then you dosed more? Not following your logic here. Unless the coral and chaeto is visibly struggling because of undetectable nitrate and no nuisance algae problem, you shouldn’t dose nitrate.

 

[TCseh]

The nitrates were low because the algae consumed it.

and then you dosed more? Not following your logic here. Unless the coral and chaeto is visibly struggling because of undetectable nitrate and no nuisance algae problem, you shouldn’t dose nitrate.

My coral has been struggling ever since the algae started showing up.