Friend or Foe? No clue what this is.

[RWReefer]

Looks like a charmer snake. Any idea what the heck this is?

 

[vaguelyreeflike]

Looks like a bristleworm stretching out of the rock, probably smells food in the current

 

[Sumbub]

Could be a peanut worm.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like a charmer snake. Any idea what the heck this is?

This appears to be a dorvillidae worm which is reef safe and eats uneaten food and detritus. The GHA should really be addressed. Reduce white light intensity and number of hours of white lighting and add some snails such as :
Astrea
cerith
turbo grazer
trochus

A Pencil urchin

8-10 Caribbean blue leg hermits

Are you using RODI water or tap water from the faucet ?
What is your phosphate level?
Is tank at or near a window?

 

[RWReefer]

This appears to be a dorvillidae worm which is reef safe and eats uneaten food and detritus. The GHA should really be addressed. Reduce white light intensity and number of hours of white lighting and add some snails such as :
Astrea
cerith
turbo grazer
trochus

A Pencil urchin

8-10 Caribbean blue leg hermits

Are you using RODI water or tap water from the faucet ?
What is your phosphate level?
Is tank at or near a window?

Took a natural approach to the ugly phase. Letting the tank do its thing before adding corals. Fish only at this point.

On Tuesday added:
4 Mexican turbos
8 nassarius
Florida ceriths
Dwarf ceriths
Nerite snails

Have Astaea and trochus on the way.

Will see how they handle the GHA before ordering more.

GHA is simply result of a brand new tank, under full light, without a cleanup crew present until 2 days ago. Leaning into the uglies hard (and a nice byproduct is I get to see how the flow looks in the tank).

 

[vetteguy53081]

Took a natural approach to the ugly phase. Letting the tank do its thing before adding corals. Fish only at this point.

On Tuesday added:
4 Mexican turbos
8 nassarius
Florida ceriths
Dwarf ceriths
Nerite snails

Have Astaea and trochus on the way.

Will see how they handle the GHA before ordering more.

GHA is simply result of a brand new tank, under full light, without a cleanup crew present until 2 days ago. Leaning into the uglies hard (and a nice byproduct is I get to see how the flow looks in the tank).

Not often a result of a new tank but rather high light, organics, direct sun, high phosphates and overfeeding. Ive had many new tanks and never have an algae issue

 

[RWReefer]

This appears to be a dorvillidae worm which is reef safe and eats uneaten food and detritus. The GHA should really be addressed. Reduce white light intensity and number of hours of white lighting and add some snails such as :
Astrea
cerith
turbo grazer
trochus

A Pencil urchin

8-10 Caribbean blue leg hermits

Are you using RODI water or tap water from the faucet ?
What is your phosphate level?
Is tank at or near a window?

Would this worm create its own little burrow in the rock? This critter hasn’t move from its “home”.

 

[RWReefer]

Not often a result of a new tank but rather high light, organics, direct sun, high phosphates and overfeeding. Ive had many new tanks and never have an algae issue

It’s definitely a result of high light. Phosphates are low, no direct sun, and moderate feeding. I’ll cut the lights for a bit and let the snails catch up.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Would this worm create its own little burrow in the rock? This critter hasn’t move from its “home”.

Some will - yes

 

[exnisstech]

I've read nothing but your name in green caught my attention over everything else displayed.

Good or bad

 

[RWReefer]

Not often a result of a new tank but rather high light, organics, direct sun, high phosphates and overfeeding. Ive had many new tanks and never have an algae issue

In the interest of full transparency, I turned the lights on because the ultimate guide to Reefkeeping on this site recommended it. Might need to be updated if that’s not a best practice.

 

[RWReefer]

I've read nothing but your name in green caught my attention over everything else displayed.

Good or bad

That’s one way to get the thread noticed lol.