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Old 03-30-2009, 06:18 AM
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Oh no...do I dare ask which kind of flat worms?

I have had some but never the bad kind. Mine were just the harmless brown ones that don't eat anything. All they can do is block light from corals if there are lots of them but I find they like shade only. And die off on their own since I don't think they find food in our tanks.

But I am assuming you have the bad kind

AEFW?

How did the chemi-clean work?
As far as I know (and Christys ID) they are just red commensal flatworms, which are harmless, but a total eye sore, and they are (less now) all over the place.. siphoned a alot today.. but there are lots I can't get the tube into.. so hoping my new mystery wrasse will start to munch on those ones..

AEFW?

Chemiclean didn't seem to do much, and I HATED having my skimmer off. It was a rush decision one night (that I regret doing because it caused more headaches than good these past 2 days) after reading a thread on RC and thinking to myself "I'm gonna try that right now!!!"... I think I will stick to Pohls Coral Snow for keeping cyano in check..

I should probably be typing this in my own build thread, instead of jacking yours.. LOL!!
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Old 03-30-2009, 06:24 AM
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As far as I know (and Christys ID) they are just red commensal flatworms, which are harmless, but a total eye sore, and they are (less now) all over the place.. siphoned a alot today.. but there are lots I can't get the tube into.. so hoping my new mystery wrasse will start to munch on those ones..

AEFW?

Chemiclean didn't seem to do much, and I HATED having my skimmer off. It was a rush decision one night (that I regret doing because it caused more headaches than good these past 2 days) after reading a thread on RC and thinking to myself "I'm gonna try that right now!!!"... I think I will stick to Pohls Coral Snow for keeping cyano in check..

I should probably be typing this in my own build thread, instead of jacking yours.. LOL!!
AEFW...Acro Eating Flat Worms, you would know if you had them (dying acros) and you can't really see them with the naked eye. Well its really hard. They are clear and take on the color of the coral they are eating.

The ones you have will go away with time on their own and are harmless. Yes an eyesore but not that bad.

Glad its just those ones.
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