Please help identify these worms

[hsong333]

Hello

I am new to this hobby - just started about couple month ago.

After the water weekly water change, I noticed hundreds of black hair-like worm covering sand, rock and coral after the light is off.

What are these worms? How do I get rid of them?

Thank you in advance

 

[Muttley000]

I have never seen those before but the coral in the second to the last pic doesn't appear too happy about it! Welcome to the forum and sorry you are dealing with this.

 

[bsn_rn_cen]

Following along out of curiosity. Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Geebs19]

Welcome to R2R!

How long has the tank been up and running?

 

[hsong333]

It’s been running about a month.

 

[Geebs19]

I have read about these being common in newer tanks and starve themselves out when detritus and newer tank organica are present and they essentially consume their entire supply of food and then disappear. Just a common black work was all I could find for a name.

 

[Crabs McJones]

I believe they're a type of tube worm. You'll start to see them construction their tubes in the sandbed and on live rock if I'm right

 

[Geebs19]

I believe they're a type of tube worm. You'll start to see them construction their tubes in the sandbed and on live rock if I'm right

I’ve seen that as well, others say they just randomly disappeared. Doesn’t seem to be a definitive answer on the inter web haha.

 

[cracker]

Hello Hsong welcome to R2R. these black worm looking things are new to me !
Drives me nuts when I can't find a definitive answer !

 

[Dancingmad]

Following along for ID and any updates!

If they didn't cover any coral or bother any other critters and only came out at night I'd probably just let them go about their business worming around my tank.

 

[hsong333]

Thank you all!
I’ll monitor these and follow up