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Old 08-15-2003, 05:37 PM
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ok i dont think there is ants in my reef tank. in the sandbed there is a bunch of little of mounds of sand that look like ant hills. any idea on what this could be ? hope it nuthing bad
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Old 08-15-2003, 06:06 PM
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ok i dont think there is ants in my reef tank. in the sandbed there is a bunch of little of mounds of sand that look like ant hills. any idea on what this could be ? hope it nuthing bad
Its the worms, they push the gunk up ..

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Old 08-15-2003, 06:31 PM
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what type of worms ? are they bad ? how do i get rid of them if they are?
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No, it's a good thing. You want this sort of thing to happen...
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I hope you don't have a wooden tank, those carpenter ants can be real bastages.


BTW I have those little piles too, darned if I know what makes 'em
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