A couple questions about my nano

[kgb]

I recently bought some more LR, and I was just re arranging it (putting some LR rubble into a filter is good, right?) and I picked up the LR and noticed a lot of little worm things. They looked like they moved with their legs, maybe almost like little shrimps or something. What could these be? Also, there were holes on parts of the LR, and they seemed to be surrounded by a very fine looking sand, almost a muck type of substance, what would this be?

 

[kgb]

Now there seems to be some kind of small green thing on the glass. It looks like it's moving one tentacle thing out, sticking it to the glass, and moving up the glass. Like an Inchworm moves, sort of.

 

[Swimfins]

MIght be spaghetti worms, bristleworms, amphipods too. Small brittle star maybe

 

[Oliver]

as you venture deep and deeper into the marine keeping hobby you will definatley bump into some "wonders of the marine environment". On your live rock about 1 million different things came with it and I was amazed at what came out of mine at night. They basically just eat scrap food and such so don't worry about it.

 

[kgb]

Thanks

 

[mogurnda]

Hard to say from the descriptions, but the first things may be amphipods. The second thing may be a peanut worm or terebellid worm.

You might hunt through the hitchhiker sticky to start with.

Reefs.org also has a nice hitchhiker faq.

 

[Gealcath]

Turn the lights out and let the tank sit for about 10 minutes or so in complete darkness, then use a light with a red filter and you will be amazed