White bugs In Reef Tank - PODS?

White bugs in my new REEF tank! They appeared after a sump cleaning. Tiny compared to a pencil. Nitrate was high (2 ppm). This tank is only three weeks into a cycle. Fish food that was used to seed the tank was breaking down in the sump. Upon cleaning out the sump these bugs were carried to the display tank. I suspect that they are pods but it is not clear how they entered the tank. Cured rock from my old tank was added but I never saw these before in the old tank. No fish, invertebrates or corals has been added to the tank yet.

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White bugs in my new REEF tank! They appeared after a sump cleaning. Tiny compared to a pencil. Nitrate was high (2 ppm). This tank is only three weeks into a cycle. Fish food that was used to seed the tank was breaking down in the sump. Upon cleaning out the sump these bugs were carried to the display tank. I suspect that they are pods but it is not clear how they entered the tank. Cured rock from my old tank was added but I never saw these before in the old tank. No fish, invertebrates or corals has been added to the tank yet.

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for White bugs In Reef Tank - PODS?

Avi J
Avi J - 7 years ago
Even I can see in my tank actually they are beneficial..
Chrisitian Mark
Chrisitian Mark - 9 years ago
i have the same.. on my 3 week old cycling tank
Pratik Sawai
Pratik Sawai - 9 years ago
Are they good for shrimp and will they harm the moss?
Erika Marsolais
Erika Marsolais - 7 years ago
Pratik Sawai I have no ideal but my betta babies eat them
Skye Fuego
Skye Fuego - 9 years ago
I don't like it my water looks little cloudy because of it. Is it possible to reduce it?
gthisgirliswild
gthisgirliswild - 9 years ago
They are called copopods! Very beneficial for your reef tank.
Alya Al Dhaheri
Alya Al Dhaheri - 10 years ago
Aghh..I just saw some in my beta fish tank :( and he tried to eat one!!! Should I be concerned? I was just about to do the weekly water change then I saw something moving and I couldn't believe my eyes! 
MarineCritters
MarineCritters - 10 years ago
Copepods, harmless.
Rick Sedivec
Rick Sedivec - 7 years ago
Thanks as they have been identified as copepods and since then I now have several critters.
Kawwwman
Kawwwman - 7 years ago
they are baby pods
Lisa Bailey
Lisa Bailey - 9 years ago
I don't know what these are but my copods I get for my manderlin and skotter blenny that both died nothing in my tank is eating these so I don't believe there copods

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