flatworms

[gasperagnes]

hello,


I am new to reefing and I am wondering if I have flat worms in the tank. I dipped all my corals before putting them into my tank. I have small brown spots on my rocks. please see pictures/

 

[Mark Novack]

That looks like brown algae patches. Flatworms are regular in form and move well visibly. I assume that it is a young aquarium. It will naturally progress through several stages of algae as it matures in the first several months. There is little to be done except to watch it come and go. Actions taken to prevent these stages is counterproductive to maturity and diversity.

 

[gasperagnes]

That looks like brown algae patches. Flatworms are regular in form and move well visibly. I assume that it is a young aquarium. It will naturally progress through several stages of algae as it matures in the first several months. There is little to be done except to watch it come and go. Actions taken to prevent these stages is counterprodctive to maturity and diversity.

thank you for responding. You are correct, very young tank. The only action I have been taken is brushing the brown off the rocks and cleaning the glass