Help ID? please

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  1. iLLaPiNo83

    iLLaPiNo83 Astrea Snail

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    Hi i'm new to this forum and also new with saltwater tanks... I just put in a LR in my tank and noticed 3 stuff on it:

    1. First one is like 2 hair like tentacles coming out from a hole or tube... i search the forum and i think its a "spionid Worm". can anyone confirm this?
    heres a pic.. [​IMG]

    2. Second is this thing that looks like a starfish... is it harmful?
    heres the pic.. [​IMG]
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    3. Last is this...
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    its white and i dont know what this is:confused:..
     
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  2. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    your probably right on 1
    2 has to go
    3 could be fungus but nothing to worry about
     
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  3. iLLaPiNo83

    iLLaPiNo83 Astrea Snail

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    Thanks reef guru! I guess i'll pluck that sucker out.. what is that anyways? and what does it do?
     
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  4. karlas

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  5. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Hi and welcome to 3reef first of all!
    As for your pictures, yes the first looks like a spionid worm, second one is an Asterina star, while the third is a species of porifera I believe(sponge)!
     
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  6. karlas

    karlas Fire Goby

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    ya the descriptions i left were actually for the 1st and 3rd pics the 2nd one is a little star i had a few of them i havent seen any in a while though.i had some awesome hitchiker links i wish i still had them ill have to try to find them again and get them back in my favs
     
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  7. iLLaPiNo83

    iLLaPiNo83 Astrea Snail

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    cool... thanks for the links! i didn't take out the spaghetti worm and the foraminiferan, but i did take out some of the asterina star.

    Got a new problem though :cry:.. i see a few greenish planarians in the tank. I tried to siphon some of them but they keep coming back the next day. The tank is still cycling, no fish or any other stuff on it other than the spaghetti worm, and the sponge. Do you guys know any hints on what i should do?.. just keep on siphoning?.. and hope they'll go away?
    -Thanks!
     
    iLLaPiNo83, Feb 17, 2008
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  8. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Welcome to 3Reef>>>>>>>
     
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  9. karlas

    karlas Fire Goby

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    the stars dont really hurt either i had them and thought they were all gone but i actually saw one again when i turned on the light it was on the rock so there still in there lurking around they just hide well
     
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