Help With A Mess Of A BioCube

OceanReefLover · Dec 16, 2018

Hello, I have a 14 Gal BioCube with 2 lovely 2 year old clownfish, Green Grass Coral, An anenome that used to be huge and now I don't even know where it is, and A ton of bristle worms. My tank has just become a mess, it used to be pretty with a few rocks my clownfish and my wonderful anemone and now there is algae everywhere, A TON OF BRISTLE WORMS that I want to get rid of, Also I CANNOT find my anemone and I don't know what to do about that, There is also some green hair algae growing in spots, and I cannot get rid of it. And Today I just found out one of my snails is dead, its body is already gone from the bristle worms... just a shell left. Also SOMEHOW there is about 50-100 tiny snails literally everywhere! How they got there? I couldn't tell you. So overall my tank is just a MESS I have no idea what to do! Should I do a deep clean of my tank and just keep the clowns and some coral? Should I get a new tank? I have no idea what I should do but I just want to make my tank beautiful again!!

Coralreefer1 · Dec 16, 2018

Are you over feeding? What are your water parameters? Are you doing water changes regularly? Your Anemone might be dead causing your tank to have elevated nutrients and possibly causing your tank have ammonia, nitrites and nitrates.
Water change to start! Test water!

reef lover · Dec 16, 2018

#Welcometor2r

Captain Quint · Dec 16, 2018

Welcome to R2R.

Can you tell us all of your parameters, all you know about flow, lighting and so on?

And maybe some pics of everything to help us to help you, please.

saltyhog · Dec 16, 2018

Post some pictures of your tank with a list of your current parameters (NO3, PO4, Alk, Calcium, Magnesium, pH, Salinity). What kind of snails....many are very much able to reproduce in our aquariums. What kind of anemone?....most anemones are very picky about water quality.

Don't worry about the bristle worms. They aren't the problem, they are the result of the problem. They proliferate depending on available food. Show us some pictures and parameters and maybe we can make some suggestions other than a complete revamp of your tank!