Need help identifying new invaders in tank.....

[Britney]

Hi Reefers:

My tank is great and everyone/everything inside is doing well,
but.....

This past Saturday, I noticed a few strange white bugs on the glass
and have spent the last few days trying to identify them. No luck. I
need your expert opinions as to what they are and how to get rid of
them.

Description:

They are small, white and curled up into a perfect circle. They do
not move but are beginning to multiply. I am starting to see them on
the clam and some of the rocks.

LOL I rather have an over growth of algae........

Thanks in advance and have a great night......

Britney

[Marc Levenson]

If they are very small, and hard like a shell, they are spirorbid worms.

Marc


Britney wrote:

> Hi Reefers:
>
> My tank is great and everyone/everything inside is doing well,
> but.....
>
> This past Saturday, I noticed a few strange white bugs on the glass
> and have spent the last few days trying to identify them. No luck. I
> need your expert opinions as to what they are and how to get rid of
> them.
>
> Description:
>
> They are small, white and curled up into a perfect circle. They do
> not move but are beginning to multiply. I am starting to see them on
> the clam and some of the rocks.
>
> LOL I rather have an over growth of algae........
>
> Thanks in advance and have a great night......
>
> Britney

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[Britney]

Thank you so much Mark.

I will look at all the pictures I can find on these invaders. If it
turns out to be the Spirorbid Worm what can I do to get rid of them?
They are starting to cover everything.

Thanks again and have a great day.

Britney

Marc Levenson > wrote in message >...
> If they are very small, and hard like a shell, they are spirorbid worms.
>
> Marc
>
>
> Britney wrote:
>
> > Hi Reefers:
> >
> > My tank is great and everyone/everything inside is doing well,
> > but.....
> >
> > This past Saturday, I noticed a few strange white bugs on the glass
> > and have spent the last few days trying to identify them. No luck. I
> > need your expert opinions as to what they are and how to get rid of
> > them.
> >
> > Description:
> >
> > They are small, white and curled up into a perfect circle. They do
> > not move but are beginning to multiply. I am starting to see them on
> > the clam and some of the rocks.
> >
> > LOL I rather have an over growth of algae........
> >
> > Thanks in advance and have a great night......
> >
> > Britney

[Marc Levenson]

Here is a picture of a couple:

http://melevsreef.com/id/spirorbid_worms.html

Now, they are very very tiny, and this is a picture of a couple on the outside of a test
tube from an old Ammonia test kit!

You can scrape them off the glass with a razor blade. I only remove what blocks my view.
In other words, if it is on the back glass, I leave them, but the front and sides remain
clear.

Marc


Britney wrote:

> Thank you so much Mark.
>
> I will look at all the pictures I can find on these invaders. If it
> turns out to be the Spirorbid Worm what can I do to get rid of them?
> They are starting to cover everything.
>
> Thanks again and have a great day.
>
> Britney
>
> Marc Levenson > wrote in message >...
> > If they are very small, and hard like a shell, they are spirorbid worms.
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> > Britney wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Reefers:
> > >
> > > My tank is great and everyone/everything inside is doing well,
> > > but.....
> > >
> > > This past Saturday, I noticed a few strange white bugs on the glass
> > > and have spent the last few days trying to identify them. No luck. I
> > > need your expert opinions as to what they are and how to get rid of
> > > them.
> > >
> > > Description:
> > >
> > > They are small, white and curled up into a perfect circle. They do
> > > not move but are beginning to multiply. I am starting to see them on
> > > the clam and some of the rocks.
> > >
> > > LOL I rather have an over growth of algae........
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance and have a great night......
> > >
> > > Britney

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