Just got a shock !

[xxtriggermanxx]

five seconds ago my tank was crystal clear . now this !!!!

turns out after taking this picture , I spoted a bristtle worm poke his butt out and let go another spray....... Skimmer's already going crazy !

 

[ezhoops]

what could a bristleworm do?

 

[snorvich]

To me it looks as if you had a dosing precipitation.

 

[palmer373]

that looks like a largish tank and a bristleworm cant cause that.

 

[d-man]

is it getting more clouded or clearing up. Maybe put extra carbon in for the safe side

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

was more than one worm . looked like it came from three or four locations. saw it with my own eyes . 100% sure it was the worms. I've had snails do the same thing (just not as cloudy . tank was back to clear in about two hours. I'm just hoping my skimmer got most of it. or I'll be looking at about 1,000,000 worms in no time :O

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

that looks like a largish tank and a bristleworm cant cause that.

Tank is a 265, and sorry but yes they can .

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

what could a bristleworm do?

they can spawn..

 

[stormrider27]

I had the same thing happen to my old 65 Hex. Turned the water almost white.

 

[SDguy]

I had peanut worms do this... once one does it, the rest join in.

 

[kinlayan]

Yup i have had the same happen with urchins

 

[djmurray]

Sounds like bristles, wouldnt worry at all

 

[Korrine]

ewww....gross!

 

[JHemdal]

I've never seen this from bristleworms, but I wouldn't doubt it. I've seen synchronized spawnings with urchins that really cloud up a tank. Carbon won't help, just run your skimmer really "wet" for awhile, and consider doing water changes. Some people add micron filter bags to their overflows to help wth this, but these need to be set up correctly so that they don't clog.

Jay

 

[velvetelvis]

Freaky! (BTW, gorgeous anthias)

 

[aquaph8]

You can just never see it all with this hobby. Very interesting, thanks for sharing.

 

[somosomo]

I catch my mini brittle stars spawning every few months or so. The tank goes from clear to cloudy in a matter of a few minutes.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1936487

 

[mrwilson]

Really fascinating. Would not have guessed bristeworms could cause this. (I happened to see a blackfoot trochus spawn yesterday, but there was no noticeable cloudiness in my approx. 300 gallon system.)