would this work?

[beeguiles]

Okay so I converted my ac in a little fuge. I put some live sand in there and left a little pouch of bio pellets in there until I can get some small chunks of live rock and some macro algae. Seems to be functioning just the same as it was before. That means I didn't break anything! Lol I'm not much of a DIY girl. :)

 

[little_fish]

The best way to try and find them is look into your tank at night with a red light. You wont see very many because your tank is still pretty new, but there are some in there.

The different species look very different, but here a few representative examples.

These guys are super tiny so i dont think you will see them

You should be able to see these guys pretty well, they get bigger. (max size around 1/4 inch)

 

[Northstar24]

I've had my 180 up for 9 months and I've yet to see any pods in my tank :(

 

[little_fish]

well, your tank is pretty huge . . . it me about 6 months to see them in my 46

 

[AmberSunrise]

Well I used Biffs magical cheato and everyone else seems to have great success with it so I am going to say it was the bulb. I will try it again though.

 

[Bifferwine]

Let me know if you want some replacement chaeto, Amber. I'd be happy to send some out free of charge. I stand by my product!! :D

 

[AmberSunrise]

Let me know if you want some replacement chaeto, Amber. I'd be happy to send some out free of charge. I stand by my product!! :D

Aww thats really sweet I will let you know I tried really hard to get it to grow but I dont think it liked me :confused:

I have over 200 potted plants and a very healthy heavily planted freshwater tank so it reallly was a blow to my green thumb ego for it to die like that :grumble:

 

[beeguiles]

Hmm idk. Maybe it was the bulb then. I have little white specs on the back glass of my tank but idk if that's just salt or algae or something. They don't ever move so they prlly aren't pods.

 

[little_fish]

No, those are little snails (the white specs) growing on the glass

 

[Bifferwine]

They are probably spirorbid worms rather than snails if they are stationary.

 

[little_fish]

ah, yes, that is what i was think of

 

[beeguiles]

I looked up spirorbid worms and they don't look like that. Well they are so small I don't think they look like that but yes they are stationary

 

[BL1]

Do you have nerite snails?

 

[beeguiles]

I have one big snail with a white and grey shell and its foot is white but its mouth and face are black. Idk if that's the kind of snail your talking about. I also have two sand sitter snails. I want to get some more actually. Ten hermits and three snails don't turn up the sand all that much.

 

[beeguiles]

I took another look at those white things today and they are indeed spirorbid worms. You were right biff. Are these worms a bad thing to have. I have a lot of them.

 

[little_fish]

Nope they are fine!

 

[BL1]

Just becareful when scraping them off, they can easily scratch your glass.

 

[beeguiles]

They are only on the back and sides so I just leave them alone.