How To Kill The Tube Worms ?

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I got these tube worms in my tank everywhere on live rock and in the sand. they have 2 little (strings) comin out of them. their tubes are covered in sand like a sand tube. can anyone please tell me what their are and how to kill them? if i do kill them. would they come back again?
Thank you very much for your help......
 

ophiura

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They are spionid worms and they are harmless. They are eating detritus. Cut back on your feeding and they should decline, but otherwise I don't worry about them. They are doing good :yes:
 
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Hi,
but it keep put a net all over the tank and i tried to clear it, it come back again,
what do i do ?
 
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got these vermetid snail in my tank everywhere on live rock and in the sand. they have 2 little (strings) comin out of them. their tubes are covered in sand like a sand tube. can anyone please tell me what their are and how to kill them? if i do kill them. would they come back again? they put a net around them...
Thank you very much for your help......
 

ophiura

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Again, if they are sand tubes with two "strings" they are SPIONID worms not vermetid snails (which you may also have but they have hard tubes on rocks). They are HARMLESS and if you wish to control them you should address how much FOOD goes into the tank.
What animals do you have, how much do you feed? How often do you do water changes? What are your nitrate levels?
 
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