spirorbid invasion?

[fishissues]

i got loads of spirorbids all over my side of my aquarium and all over my filter good or bad?

I read they filter out water which is good and bad and also read they can clog a filter if you scrape those little suckers off

 

[fishissues]

come on i need some help idk what to do

 

[yosemite sam]

As long as they're not blocking anything, they're fine. They are common in new tanks, and will usually go away after a while.

 

[reefkprz]

Originally Posted by Yosemite Sam
As long as they're not blocking anything, they're fine. They are common in new tanks, and will usually go away after a while.
I agree Polychate of the (family)Spirorbidae are generally just filter feeders, as long as they arent currently blocking passage into or out of pumps I wouldnt worry I have tons living in low light areas of my tanks including inside may of my powerheads, I dont mess with them unless they start to impede funtion which can happen like when they overgrow the plastic intake grids. then I just break/scrape them off the important areas and let them live everywhere else*.
(*you should see the inside of my protien skimmer)

 

[teen]

yea, just a part of new tank syndrom. they went crazy in my old FOWLR, but i barely experienced any in my 30 reef. anyway, they dissapear within a few months. nothing to really worry about.

 

[fishissues]

Originally Posted by teen
yea, just a part of new tank syndrom. they went crazy in my old FOWLR, but i barely experienced any in my 30 reef. anyway, they dissapear within a few months. nothing to really worry about.
one issue its not a new tank... its been about 6 years old

 

[yosemite sam]

Are they on the parts under the rockwork, or out in the open, too? What are your water parameters, especially nitrates and phosphates?

 

[maxalmon]

Originally Posted by fishissues
one issue its not a new tank... its been about 6 years old
Nothing to worry about, they are harmless, but it is kinda odd that you get a bloom of them with an established tank. Any major changes to the system in the past few weeks?

 

[fishissues]

Originally Posted by maxalmon
Nothing to worry about, they are harmless, but it is kinda odd that you get a bloom of them with an established tank. Any major changes to the system in the past few weeks?
well i guess i got a lot of frags from a swap but thats it

 

[ophiura]

No change in feeding, food, water changes, etc?