Giant bristle/fire worm in overflow

[NormanB]

Hi All!

I discovered a monster worm in my overflow the other day and have no idea how to get it out of there. The tank is a standard RR Marineland 75g with the corner overflow. Not much room to reach down there with any tool to reach the bottom.

So, I thought I'd reach out to all the great minds here and see what options you may have.

Thanks in advance!!

 

[homer1475]

Whenever anything weird gets in my overflow, I simply pull my full siphon line, open up the gate valve and let whatever was in there take a ride to the filter sock in the sump.

 

[Dburr1014]

Yup, that what I would do.

 

[Fish Styx]

Whenever anything weird gets in my overflow, I simply pull my full siphon line, open up the gate valve and let whatever was in there take a ride to the filter sock in the sump.

Whhheeeeeeeeeeee!

 

[NormanB]

Great suggestion! Dunno why I didn't think of that. Just not enough coffee this morning!

 

[Mikedawg]

Why do you want to remove it?

 

[NormanB]

I have had fire worms in the past that ate zoas.

 

[NormanB]

I get it out! It as too fat to flow through the syphon hose, so got it stuck to the hose then grabbed it with long needle nose pliers.

The pics don't do it justice. Here it is in the bottom of an IO bucket.

 

[Dburr1014]

Fire worm not a bristle worm.
Good catch.

 

[1epauletteshark]

I get it out! It as too fat to flow through the syphon hose, so got it stuck to the hose then grabbed it with long needle nose pliers.

The pics don't do it justice. Here it is in the bottom of an IO bucket.

Woah you weren’t kidding, that really is a monster fire worm!

 

[NormanB]

Yeah, kind of down right scary.