FarmerTy Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Hey collective brain at ARC, I was in the process of transferring from my 60 gallon to a 125 gallon tank. I used new sand and have about 60lbs of rock already in it for the past 2 months, cycling. I have an additional 60lbs of live rock from my current tank I want to move over. I have vermatiid worms and a small 'bout of bubble algae that I don't want transferred but I do want the beneficial bacteria and the large amount of sponges I have on the rocks to transfer. What's the best way to do this? I figure manually scrubbing and removing the green bubble algae before transfer but I have no clue with the vermatid worms. There's a lot of them, about a hundred or so per large rock. Smashing them individually would be a monumentous task so I ask to see what everyone thinks. The corals I figure to slowly move over in the span of a month or 2. Start with low lighting in the new tank and acclimate them to the newer lighting over time. I would appreciate anybodies opinions. Thanks! -Ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemirn Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Hey collective brain at ARC, I was in the process of transferring from my 60 gallon to a 125 gallon tank. I used new sand and have about 60lbs of rock already in it for the past 2 months, cycling. I have an additional 60lbs of live rock from my current tank I want to move over. I have vermatiid worms and a small 'bout of bubble algae that I don't want transferred but I do want the beneficial bacteria and the large amount of sponges I have on the rocks to transfer. What's the best way to do this? I figure manually scrubbing and removing the green bubble algae before transfer but I have no clue with the vermatid worms. There's a lot of them, about a hundred or so per large rock. Smashing them individually would be a monumentous task so I ask to see what everyone thinks. The corals I figure to slowly move over in the span of a month or 2. Start with low lighting in the new tank and acclimate them to the newer lighting over time. I would appreciate anybodies opinions. Thanks! -Ty Sorry I can't you help, but I'm curious as to why you want to destroy them. Even a large number of vermetids is not deleterious to any other aquarium life. The mucus they produce may be used as food by many other animals as well. Do you just not like the way they look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I used an RO dip. Didn't kill all the worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaJMasta Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 From what I've read, there's not many options when it comes to those worms. I've heard the most effective methods are still dealing with each individually - smashing, putting a needle down the tube, or gluing it shut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Nemirn, I guess it's just a matter of aesthetics. I'm just a little more worried now than before because I'm afraid they're going to hit plague proportions. They are everywhere! -Ty Hey collective brain at ARC, I was in the process of transferring from my 60 gallon to a 125 gallon tank. I used new sand and have about 60lbs of rock already in it for the past 2 months, cycling. I have an additional 60lbs of live rock from my current tank I want to move over. I have vermatiid worms and a small 'bout of bubble algae that I don't want transferred but I do want the beneficial bacteria and the large amount of sponges I have on the rocks to transfer. What's the best way to do this? I figure manually scrubbing and removing the green bubble algae before transfer but I have no clue with the vermatid worms. There's a lot of them, about a hundred or so per large rock. Smashing them individually would be a monumentous task so I ask to see what everyone thinks. The corals I figure to slowly move over in the span of a month or 2. Start with low lighting in the new tank and acclimate them to the newer lighting over time. I would appreciate anybodies opinions. Thanks! -Ty Sorry I can't you help, but I'm curious as to why you want to destroy them. Even a large number of vermetids is not deleterious to any other aquarium life. The mucus they produce may be used as food by many other animals as well. Do you just not like the way they look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Hey collective brain at ARC, We are kinda like the matrix aren't we? I went through a bunch of them when my tank was first started. After a few months they kinda went away on their own, or my 6 line took em out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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