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ladyfsu · 05/27/2006, 08:28 PM

I teach marine science to 11th and 12th graders and this is my first year (though I taught biology for 8 years). We started from NOTHING and I am amazed my the generosity of strangers who are helping us out.

We were given 2 BEAUTIFUL tanks today. A 75 and 35 gallon reef. The 75 had metal halides and chiller. Both had tons of live rock and sand, coral and fish. Here is the pic of the 75 before we took it. Not a great pic but I was just taking it so I had an idea of things before we took it apart.

BUT GET THIS!! The tank seems very heathy...corals are all BEAUTIFUL! They also said that there were 2 fire/bristle worm guys in there that seemed big but they weren't sure. LOOK AT THIS THING!!

...and there were another 4 almost that size and another 10 half that size and then another 50 we got rid of. I'm sure there are more, but I'm so shocked that SOO many and such BIG ones can live there and not be seen!!!!!......and the corals even seem so healthy!!

Anyways, I just had to share. I thank Michael and Joan for the donation. The tanks are BEAUTIFUL and the students will love them (especially since 400 marine students didn't even have a live fish for most of this year). The worms just absolutely amaze me that they could be hidden there for years unknown. It gives me the **SPOOKS***

By the way, how fast do these things grow?

Jerry W · 05/27/2006, 08:38 PM

WOW! That's some worm. I agree there are likely hundreds more in there, maybe not so large. Most are beneficial to the tank. Nice to get such generous donations.

graveyardworm · 05/27/2006, 08:42 PM

That bristle worm is awesome, what are doing with it?

tkeracer619 · 05/27/2006, 09:01 PM

take it to biology class and have them disect that worm. That would be a great variation from the standard frog disect.

a4twenty · 05/27/2006, 09:13 PM

that thing is huge, i'm gonna have nightmares tonight.

stupac21 · 05/27/2006, 09:27 PM

wow, that thing is huge!!!!!
I wish I had a class like yours when i was in high school!

BTTRFLYGRL · 05/27/2006, 10:20 PM

eeewwwwww!! That is disgusting!!

CrOsSwIrE · 05/27/2006, 10:26 PM

I'm scared... I just found bristle worms in my tank last night... They were only a few inches. Just wow...

pitt_prodigy · 05/27/2006, 11:30 PM

Generous donation is right! That 75g is beautiful. Your students are very lucky!

funman1 · 05/28/2006, 12:00 AM

Don't kill the worms,
they are good for the tank
and prolly why the corals look so healthy.

reefnetworth · 05/28/2006, 12:06 AM

call Randy! or better yet PM him, he will trip-out!!! (Randy Holmes-Farley) Reefkeeping Magazine REEF-ON!!!

mg426 · 05/28/2006, 12:16 AM

Never, never seen anything quite like that.

lessans · 05/28/2006, 01:03 AM

That thing scares me. If I saw something that size in my tank I'd flip out with concern. FYI, I'm obsessive about things and not a big fan of pest insects such as cockroaches. I can't imagine how I'd feel if I saw one of those.

ladyfsu · 05/28/2006, 06:36 AM

Well can you tell me this? WHAT IS IT????? I know it's a bristle, but is it one of those fire ones that supposedly eat corals and burn you?? That's what I thought it was, but now from the comments, I'm not sure. If it's the fire guy then I assume they need to be gotten rid of when I see them. Other bristles I will leave.

It's funny, I can catch the snakes, lizards, roaches, rats and most anything else most would be scared of. My ONE fright are catepillars/centipedes. This guy GROSSES me out!!

a4twenty · 05/28/2006, 08:32 AM

it doesn't look like a fireworm, i'd say it's just your regular bristleworm. they are good for the tank but that thing is huge and will probably be more of a nuisance than anything. ( undermining you rock and stuff ) and that's not counting the ewwwwwwwwww factor. keep the small guys but i'd say ditch those monsters.

Petie · 05/28/2006, 12:47 PM

Holy cow! I would freak out if I found that in my tank, even the little ones creep me out. I too am disgusted by centipedes and such, bristle worms for me are the equivelant. But it was very nice of them to donate the tanks to the school.

tkeracer619 · 05/28/2006, 12:51 PM

disect disect disect........................ then post pics

tkeracer619 · 05/28/2006, 12:52 PM

btw there is a thread somewere of 5ft worm if i can find it i will post the link.

bjonesjr1 · 05/28/2006, 05:46 PM

The picture is crazy, I can't believe that something that big would be in the tank.... wow

austin552 · 05/28/2006, 05:52 PM

OMG! You found Nessie.

Waxxiemann · 05/28/2006, 06:19 PM

I would probably curl up in a ball and cry if I found something like that in my tank. I couldn't imagine a 5 footer!

ladyfsu · 05/28/2006, 07:51 PM

LOL! I agree with you all and so do Joan and Michael who gave us the tanks. The 2 tanks are beautiful with very very health corals....what makes you wonder...they've only had that tank for 2 years....what about you guys who've had tanks for more than that.....!!! :O now THAT"S scary!!!! They said "I'm sure we'll find things in the rocks we don't know about" and none of us had any idea about THOSE things.

More than likely....many of you reading this.... HAVE THEM TOOOOOOOO!!!!

CREEEEEEEPY! but apparently not that bad....too bad they don't look pretty and do the same thing they do now...we'd probably love them then!

thor32766 · 05/28/2006, 08:30 PM

great pic thanks for posting it!

graveyardworm · 05/29/2006, 07:32 AM

Here's the 5 footer mentioned earlier. I dont think it compares though, plus he only had one.

ACBlinky · 05/29/2006, 08:27 AM

*shudder*

05/27/2006, 08:28 PM	#1
ladyfsu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasco County, FL Posts: 1,775	just had to show I teach marine science to 11th and 12th graders and this is my first year (though I taught biology for 8 years). We started from NOTHING and I am amazed my the generosity of strangers who are helping us out. We were given 2 BEAUTIFUL tanks today. A 75 and 35 gallon reef. The 75 had metal halides and chiller. Both had tons of live rock and sand, coral and fish. Here is the pic of the 75 before we took it. Not a great pic but I was just taking it so I had an idea of things before we took it apart. BUT GET THIS!! The tank seems very heathy...corals are all BEAUTIFUL! They also said that there were 2 fire/bristle worm guys in there that seemed big but they weren't sure. LOOK AT THIS THING!! ...and there were another 4 almost that size and another 10 half that size and then another 50 we got rid of. I'm sure there are more, but I'm so shocked that SOO many and such BIG ones can live there and not be seen!!!!!......and the corals even seem so healthy!! Anyways, I just had to share. I thank Michael and Joan for the donation. The tanks are BEAUTIFUL and the students will love them (especially since 400 marine students didn't even have a live fish for most of this year). The worms just absolutely amaze me that they could be hidden there for years unknown. It gives me the SPOOKS* By the way, how fast do these things grow? __________________ Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming!!! Current Tank Info: 55-g at home, and lots at work

05/27/2006, 08:38 PM	#2
Jerry W Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: PA. Posts: 2,873	WOW! That's some worm. I agree there are likely hundreds more in there, maybe not so large. Most are beneficial to the tank. Nice to get such generous donations. __________________ Americans sleep peacefully in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. Current Tank Info: 37 gal; pair of mocha clowns, ywg and tiger pistol shrimp

05/27/2006, 08:42 PM	#3
graveyardworm Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nottingham, NH Posts: 7,251	That bristle worm is awesome, what are doing with it? __________________ -David- President - New Hampshire Reef Club There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave Current Tank Info: 100 gal lagoon/seagrass, 100 gal sump, Lifereef 72" skimmer, 180 inwall, 125 inwall seagrass/lagoon in progress

05/27/2006, 09:01 PM	#4
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	take it to biology class and have them disect that worm. That would be a great variation from the standard frog disect. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

05/27/2006, 10:20 PM	#7
BTTRFLYGRL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: INDY Posts: 2,857	eeewwwwww!! That is disgusting!! __________________ AKA Kim Hardie.. Current Tank Info: 240 gallon FOWLR, 180 gallon reef, 55 gallon for my Dwarf Lion

05/27/2006, 09:13 PM	#5
a4twenty Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,603	that thing is huge, i'm gonna have nightmares tonight.

05/27/2006, 09:27 PM	#6
stupac21 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Veteran, NY Posts: 292	wow, that thing is huge!!!!! I wish I had a class like yours when i was in high school!

05/27/2006, 10:26 PM	#8
CrOsSwIrE Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: dwight, IL Posts: 223	I'm scared... I just found bristle worms in my tank last night... They were only a few inches. Just wow...

05/27/2006, 11:30 PM	#9
pitt_prodigy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 751	Generous donation is right! That 75g is beautiful. Your students are very lucky! __________________ -Josh Current Tank Info: 72 gallon RR Oceanic, heavily modded ASM G2 skimmer, 30g sump/refugium, AI vega lighting x 2, apex controller, Phos Reactor, etc.

05/28/2006, 12:00 AM	#10
funman1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 4,898	Don't kill the worms, they are good for the tank and prolly why the corals look so healthy. __________________ Professional Pyro: NO REALLY; I get PAID to blow stuff up!! ~Steve~ Current Tank Info: 12G NANO

05/28/2006, 12:06 AM	#11
reefnetworth Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 3,810	call Randy! or better yet PM him, he will trip-out!!! (Randy Holmes-Farley) Reefkeeping Magazine REEF-ON!!! __________________ GIVE A MAN A FISH, YOU FEED HIM FOR A DAY. TEACH A MAN TO FISH, HE FEEDS HIMSELF FOR LIFE. (NEVER, underestimate another man's greed) Current Tank Info: SPS dominated barebottom display with BB sump since 2005, most consistant parameters in 19+ years of reefkeeping.

05/28/2006, 12:16 AM	#12
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Never, never seen anything quite like that. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

05/28/2006, 01:03 AM	#13
lessans Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 913	That thing scares me. If I saw something that size in my tank I'd flip out with concern. FYI, I'm obsessive about things and not a big fan of pest insects such as cockroaches. I can't imagine how I'd feel if I saw one of those. __________________ "Oh, Mother, I come baring a gift. I'll give you a hint. It's in my diaper and it's not a toaster" -Stewie Griffin Current Tank Info: current tank: 20 gal reef; former tanks: 65 gal reef, 10 gal freshwater

05/28/2006, 06:36 AM	#14
ladyfsu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasco County, FL Posts: 1,775	Well can you tell me this? WHAT IS IT????? I know it's a bristle, but is it one of those fire ones that supposedly eat corals and burn you?? That's what I thought it was, but now from the comments, I'm not sure. If it's the fire guy then I assume they need to be gotten rid of when I see them. Other bristles I will leave. It's funny, I can catch the snakes, lizards, roaches, rats and most anything else most would be scared of. My ONE fright are catepillars/centipedes. This guy GROSSES me out!! __________________ Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming!!! Current Tank Info: 55-g at home, and lots at work

05/28/2006, 08:32 AM	#15
a4twenty Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,603	it doesn't look like a fireworm, i'd say it's just your regular bristleworm. they are good for the tank but that thing is huge and will probably be more of a nuisance than anything. ( undermining you rock and stuff ) and that's not counting the ewwwwwwwwww factor. keep the small guys but i'd say ditch those monsters.

05/28/2006, 12:47 PM	#16
Petie Home for the unusual! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 146	Holy cow! I would freak out if I found that in my tank, even the little ones creep me out. I too am disgusted by centipedes and such, bristle worms for me are the equivelant. But it was very nice of them to donate the tanks to the school. __________________ Cherish (Yes it is the name on my birth certificate and NO i'm not a stripper!) Abnormality is the Normality for this Locality. :) Boycott Shampoo! Demand real Poo! Current Tank Info: Gone since the second flood 8-07

05/28/2006, 12:51 PM	#17
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	disect disect disect........................ then post pics __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

05/28/2006, 12:52 PM	#18
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	btw there is a thread somewere of 5ft worm if i can find it i will post the link. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

05/28/2006, 05:46 PM	#19
bjonesjr1 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 1,258	The picture is crazy, I can't believe that something that big would be in the tank.... wow __________________ Bobby Current Tank Info: 75gal, LifeReef CLF1 Sump & SVS2-24 Skimmer

05/28/2006, 05:52 PM	#20
austin552 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kinston, NC Posts: 199	OMG! You found Nessie. __________________ FOWLRLS Is the skimmers collection cup half empty or half full? Current Tank Info: Perfecto 29gal., 50lbs Caribian LS, 26lbs Tonga Feleni LR, 24lbs BR, Coralife Super Skimmer 65, Millenium 200 Wet/Dry, Power Sweep 226, Marineland Stealth 200watt heater, Aqua-Tech 5 gal. QT

05/28/2006, 06:19 PM	#21
Waxxiemann Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,364	I would probably curl up in a ball and cry if I found something like that in my tank. I couldn't imagine a 5 footer! __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein

05/28/2006, 07:51 PM	#22
ladyfsu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasco County, FL Posts: 1,775	LOL! I agree with you all and so do Joan and Michael who gave us the tanks. The 2 tanks are beautiful with very very health corals....what makes you wonder...they've only had that tank for 2 years....what about you guys who've had tanks for more than that.....!!! :O now THAT"S scary!!!! They said "I'm sure we'll find things in the rocks we don't know about" and none of us had any idea about THOSE things. More than likely....many of you reading this.... HAVE THEM TOOOOOOOO!!!! CREEEEEEEPY! but apparently not that bad....too bad they don't look pretty and do the same thing they do now...we'd probably love them then! __________________ Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming!!! Current Tank Info: 55-g at home, and lots at work

05/28/2006, 08:30 PM	#23
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,072	great pic thanks for posting it! __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!

05/29/2006, 07:32 AM	#24
graveyardworm Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nottingham, NH Posts: 7,251	Here's the 5 footer mentioned earlier. I dont think it compares though, plus he only had one. __________________ -David- President - New Hampshire Reef Club There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave Current Tank Info: 100 gal lagoon/seagrass, 100 gal sump, Lifereef 72" skimmer, 180 inwall, 125 inwall seagrass/lagoon in progress

05/29/2006, 08:27 AM	#25
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	shudder __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.