Some People Clean Algae, I Clean Critters

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

every single day when i wake up my glass is covered in little critters. i've identified hydroid jellyfish and copepods but there's other little bugs as well.
my water is littered with these things and they're floating all over my tank

anyway to lower the population of these things, i want my water and glass to look clear and not like its constantly snowing

I guess you picked the wrong hobby to be in. you water will never get super clean in a SW tank there will be always be some form of life in your tank.

[RuGlu6]

just get a Mandarine goby and a 6 line wrass and you will see a lot less bugs in no time.

[toytech]

Bannana wrasse , mine eats everything even bristle worms ( wish he wouldent) , and isnt mean like a 6 line .

[MarkoD]

I think its cuz I only have 3 fish and 250 gallons of total volume...... Lots of room for them to hide and reproduce without getting eaten

[dunl]

That would do it.

At that size, if it is established you should have no problem sustaining a mandarin goby.

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by dunl

That would do it.

At that size, if it is established you should have no problem sustaining a mandarin goby.

its only about a month and a half old

[bignose]

Give it time. Perhaps you have a overpopulation of certain "critters" that are thriving due to your cycle. Over time as the cycle and ecosystem stabilizes they might drop in population. The whole circle of life thing but in an aquarium.