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Well my name is Ashley and I might be over my head. Bought an aquarium from someone getting out of the hobby last Friday. We brought it home and set it up using existing water, live rock and substrate that were in the aquarium from the seller.
So. It was Saturday am (or during the night some time) that the water cleared and I was able to have a good look. I started noticing these white 'worms' of varying sizes on the rock. I know they are dead because they have not moved since I first saw them. Others look like casing of some sort? I have no idea. I'm wondering if I need to take all the rocks out, clean them and start over? I don't want to lose all the good bacteria but I'm just not sure what they are so if anyone can help with an ID?
Also (last pictures), I noticed some red marks on the rock that MAY have been there and I just never noticed because I was too busy trying to figure out if the 'worms' were alive or not. Any ID thoughts or is that just the rock?
The last two sets of pictures are the same, but one with flash, one without. Best I could do...
Currently, I have nothing in the aquarium...wanting to start testing the values tonight for a few weeks until I have reliable consistency before adding anything.
I would appreciate any thoughts and follow up directions lol.
Thanks,
Ashley
Well my name is Ashley and I might be over my head. Bought an aquarium from someone getting out of the hobby last Friday. We brought it home and set it up using existing water, live rock and substrate that were in the aquarium from the seller.
So. It was Saturday am (or during the night some time) that the water cleared and I was able to have a good look. I started noticing these white 'worms' of varying sizes on the rock. I know they are dead because they have not moved since I first saw them. Others look like casing of some sort? I have no idea. I'm wondering if I need to take all the rocks out, clean them and start over? I don't want to lose all the good bacteria but I'm just not sure what they are so if anyone can help with an ID?
Also (last pictures), I noticed some red marks on the rock that MAY have been there and I just never noticed because I was too busy trying to figure out if the 'worms' were alive or not. Any ID thoughts or is that just the rock?
The last two sets of pictures are the same, but one with flash, one without. Best I could do...
Currently, I have nothing in the aquarium...wanting to start testing the values tonight for a few weeks until I have reliable consistency before adding anything.
I would appreciate any thoughts and follow up directions lol.
Thanks,
Ashley