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08-31-2004, 08:01 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lewisport, KY,Kentucky
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 |  live rock critters
Hello all,
while getting up this morning (early) I noticed several small creatures crawling on the live rock. The main lights were out, so they were kinda hard to see, but they looked like little insects and they were moving pretty fast. Lights on, they are gone. Is this something to be alarmed about?
Thanks
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120 main tank, 30 gallon refugium, 150# live rock,skimmer, 500 watts of PC, mushrooms, zoos, polyps, yellow tang, blue tang, sailfin, koran, bi color angel
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08-31-2004, 08:44 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN,Indiana
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| Re: live rock critters
Tim - they sound like pods to me. They are beneficial to the system, as they will eat up detritus. Great sign.
Here is a link to: Bity Bugs: Copepods in the Reef Aquarium
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08-31-2004, 09:16 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN,Indiana
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| Re: live rock critters
LOL - too funny - after my post went up I laughed that you said the same thing  | |
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09-13-2004, 10:32 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hong Kong,
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| Re: live rock critters
Buzzsaw,
In case you haven't found this other article, here's another one on copepods (and other "pods"  that Gresham posted on another thread. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-08/rs/index.htm
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Started this tank Nov. 2004: 90 gal w/ overflow box, 2 x 150W 10,000k MH, 2 x 30W Actinics, sump, Tunze skimmer, Teco chiller, Iwaki pump, DIY stockman overflow. 30lbs LR, 30lbs base rock, 30lbs live sand, 3 damsels, rose bubble tip anenome, flowerpot (goniopora), bunch of unidentified shrimp | |
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09-15-2004, 12:22 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami,Florida Age: 20
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| Re: live rock critters
If you cultivate a good culture of these, u can have a mandaring in the future, these have a good diet of COPEPODS _________ *Since 12/2002 40 gal. 85 lbs live rock. 3" fiji Live sand.wet dry filter and prizm protein skimmer. 192 power compacts
*Since 10/2006 125 gal. Built in Overflows x2, 3" LS(165 lb fiji pink) 175 lb of LR, 2x 36" aquatinics T5 HO fixtures(10x39W bulbs 2 gliesman aquablue+1 gliesman actinic+2 ATI aquablue special), mag 18 return pump, PM R30fuge. AquaC EV 180 skimmer.
**Working on CL with 2 4mdqx-sc little giants and a OM Super Squirt.  | |
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