Acoel Flatworms, need for concern?

[seamonkey]

my tank is still cycling. all water parameters are good, except the nitrite (reading about ten shades lighter than the lightest scale marker of 0.2) it is still present, albeit ridiiculously low. but not completely gone.

ammonia=0.0
ph = 8.3/8.4
alk = 4
nitrate = 10 (out of 100)

anyway, we noticed about a dozen clear flat worms cruising around the glass of the tank. i have read up on them but i am getting mixed reviews. are they something i need to worry about eradicating? there is nothing in the tank right now. just live rock and live sand and one hitchhiker feather duster.

any recommended natural predators that i can introduce to the system to control them once the nitrites are gone? this willbe a reef system so i am concerned about reef safe fish and inverts only.

thanks.

 

[DEEPWATER]

Flat worm exit ,,have carbon lots of it and get ready to catch all free floating flat worms after they die ,they let of toxins that can kill off livestock ( this depends on how many flat owrms you have )

you should also do a water change after the treatment ,

I say all flat worms are pest

 

[House of Laughter]

If you want to keep LPS ot even LPS successfully, then you should eradicate them by doing what Deep mentioned - Flat Work Exit by salifert works wonders and especialoly now since you don't have any corals or anything else in there you should do it now and be prepared for water changes and carbon

Hope that helps,

House

 

[DevIouS]

The reproduce very quickly & can infest your tank.
Although they do not damage corals as the related AEFW...they will cover corals from their much needed light.
If they're not outrageously populated in your tank, try siphoning out every one you see.
Since there's no live stock in your system.......Flat Worm Exit is the best option as mentioned above.

Best to do either one as soon as possible.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum...w-get-rid-flatworms-2.html?highlight=flatworm

 

[seamonkey]

thanks for the suggestions. i was hoping that i wouldn't have to do something drastic. i may never be able to get this tank running with livestock. *grumbles*

 

[jackson6745]

U sure they're not pods? I've never seen clear flatworms on the glass before, only the red ones.

 

[DevIouS]

U sure they're not pods? I've never seen clear flatworms on the glass before, only the red ones.

Acoel Flatworms: