bristle worms?????

by **acerkai640** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:05 pm

so im about to start up a salt tank in the next few days and well when i went to my LFS to look at live rock they had some of these worms in one of the live rock tanks. are they ok to have or will they take over and start killing things. or what is the best way to get rid of them. they told me they are ok in a tank but they dont look like they are tank freindly. thanks

-acer-

by **saltwaterpimp** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:56 pm

bristle worms are good if you have a sandbed,as long as you dont over feed the tank they will never get out of control, the are very good detritus eaters,

by **blueshoes2208** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:28 pm

about a month ago i spotted one that went from hole to hole and prolly was in excess of 6 inches haha is that out of control?

by **saltwaterpimp** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:11 pm

nope its fine, i have 2 bristle worms that are atleast 12 inches, they might be fire worms idk, and a few small ones in my sand,..out of control would be 100s of them..

by **blueshoes2208** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:13 pm

haha ok i think i gotta while until i get to that point.... what do you think the normal time period is from when the average salt tank gets water in it to the point to where fish and corals are added

by **saltwaterpimp** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:57 pm

well as long as the fish and corals are not preditory, you could add now,soft corals,algae eating fish ect.fish that eat zoopalnkton i would not add for atleast a year..imo..adding to soon will wipe out the population very fast.i would stay away from stonys for a year also...just my 2 cents..

by **blueshoes2208** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:24 pm

well i was jus wondering about how long it takes everyone else, personally i still dont feel safe getting anything yet because i still lack my light, skimmer and powerheads, im about to do some water tests today but so far my lvls have been okay, how long has your current tank been set up??

by **saltwaterpimp** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:47 pm

i think i set mine up the same week you did? its been 3,4 mabie 5 months , i have it wrote down at home, i have 2 small frags in my tank(softies) i have no skimmer,lacking power heads , and i need to start useing ro water

by **blueshoes2208** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:52 pm

haha damn i guess im being too cautious... how many watts per gallon do u have

by **saltwaterpimp** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:06 pm

6 watts per gallon, it's perfect for softies,lps. i could use a little more but it works for me

bristle worms?????

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bristle worms?????

bristle worms?????

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