detritus or debris ?

[alum]

Still have problem with this tiny tings in my tank,
does everyone know where detritus/debris come from? beside waste from fish and corals.

[Floyd R Turbo]

It is the end result of many biological processes, but also part of the continuing process (there are organisms that continue to digest it).

[SantaMonica]

It might be foramnifera, which start growing and attaching to rock. They eat particles in the water, and they look like waste.

[alum]

I will post my suspect creature who has live in my tanks, its look like a leech but dont know what the name is that creatures are
And attach very tight to the rock and come out if only in the dark/no light.

[sklywag]

Bristle worm.

[Floyd R Turbo]

+1

[alum]

LOL
not bristle

here the pic :

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This is more kind of leech then worm.

[alum]

There are many attached on almost all liverock.
attached very tight, I have to use knife/cutter to put off (crusty) and just in the dark/night they all come out.

Anyone know what kind creature is that ??

[Nick28]

There are many attached on almost all liverock.
attached very tight, I have to use knife/cutter to put off (crusty) and just in the dark/night they all come out.

Anyone know what kind creature is that ??

Chiton- They eat algae, bryozoans, diatoms, and bacteria

[Floyd R Turbo]

Those are some of the oldest creatures on the planet!! You don't want to get rid of them, they are good for the tank, in fact I have bought them before

http://www.reefcleaners.org/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_new.tpl&product_id=6&category_id=4&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=58

[alum]

Thanks God that friendly creature :)
I named it ""creature" cause they come out only at night, when morning they all gone!
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I am not sure if they are bristle cause I made liverock by myself, but one night I found kind of worm too but very slowly tenctacle(this is the real creature very hard to take on picture/sensitive of light) playing seek and hide:mad:

and here mr. meshy (detritus)
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RIP! I bought yesterday then I found it this morning :(
I think lobter is the suspect!
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[SantaMonica]

I love pipefish :)