easternreefer
Well-Known Member
bristleworms are either loved or hated near as I can tell. I personally loved having them in my tanks and can't wait until I get my new tank set up and can have them again.
but the thought occurred to me that bristleworms are very beneficial to the reef community as they move through the rock structures of our tanks.
If I understand the current thought on rock.. more porous the better. better flow anaerobic areas etc..
it would seem to me that as the bristleworms move through the rock they are doing two things.
they are moving water through areas of rock that we cannot get flow to and they are reducing the build up of detritus in those areas by scavenging in those areas as well.
I assume but don't know that at some point they must create or help create new tunnels or depressive areas on our rocks as they move through the existing tunnel structures in our tanks.
I may be completely off.. i'm not a scientist in any sense of the word ..
what do you think or can you link to something that either debunks my thoughts or proves it.. (probably both)
but the thought occurred to me that bristleworms are very beneficial to the reef community as they move through the rock structures of our tanks.
If I understand the current thought on rock.. more porous the better. better flow anaerobic areas etc..
it would seem to me that as the bristleworms move through the rock they are doing two things.
they are moving water through areas of rock that we cannot get flow to and they are reducing the build up of detritus in those areas by scavenging in those areas as well.
I assume but don't know that at some point they must create or help create new tunnels or depressive areas on our rocks as they move through the existing tunnel structures in our tanks.
I may be completely off.. i'm not a scientist in any sense of the word ..
what do you think or can you link to something that either debunks my thoughts or proves it.. (probably both)
