varial7 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I have a 20 long with a 40 watt light over the center that gives 4 wats per gallon in the middle 3 watts per gallon closer to the side and 2 wats per gallon at each end for my mushrooms as i was examining this piece of sps i noticed these little white specks jumping around all over it are they eating it what are they? are they going to destroy my reef? How do i kill them iff necisary? Link to comment
thecowkid Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I hate to tell you this but your correct with your assumptions. Those are called LPS mites. The will pick at all the corals in your tank and eventually kill them. Sadly there is nothing you can do but watch. You use to be able to get a nipplet crab that would eat them. But now they are endangered and not legal to trade and sell. Sorry Link to comment
varial7 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Ohh forgot to mention i have four turo snails and 20 little baby turbos that i bred i also have a letice slug and an emerald crab assorded rare soft and hard corals with livestock over about 1000 dollars so if these bugs are going to destroy all that i am in deep s**t Link to comment
thecowkid Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Okay I've let you stress long enough. Just playin Those are called copepods. The are harmless and actually really good signs of a healthy tank. to NR.com. Link to comment
jeremai Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Ohh forgot to mention i have four turo snails and 20 little baby turbos that i bred i also have a letice slug and an emerald crab assorded rare soft and hard corals with livestock over about 1000 dollars so if these bugs are going to destroy all that i am in deep s**t ... and you've never seen copepods before? Link to comment
varial7 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 so i have nothing to worry about so there not sps mites Link to comment
Orphicdragon Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Seriously though how do you have 1000's of $$ in livestock and not know what a pod is? Link to comment
thecowkid Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Nope... I call shenanigans Troll. Link to comment
carbon-mantis Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 so i have nothing to worry about so there not sps mites The only "sps mite" I know of are red bugs, and they're not white. [-*CLICK*-] Link to comment
Militant Jurist Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Nope... I call shenanigans Troll. Either that, or someone did an "instant setup reef" and bought all of that livestock along with the tank. Otherwise, there is no way that this is a first observance of da bugs. Link to comment
thecowkid Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Oh my bad. I totally 4got about the bugs. I'd be skerd Link to comment
varial7 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Yeah i know what they are i thought they were pink but i also heard off reef bugs that were no good so i was wondering what color they were Link to comment
StevieT Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 baby mermaids, congrats Link to comment
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