Tiny white worms in reservoir

aeviaanah · Jul 28, 2011

Was wondering if anyone has came across small white worms in reservoir. They arent any thicker than the thickness of a finger nail...can be around 1/8 to 1/4 inch long. Any idea what these are? Beneficial/desctructive?
I only see them at the bottom of the flood table after it drains...

aeviaanah · Jul 28, 2011

They dont have black heads so i dont believe they are fungus gnat larvae.

doser · Jul 28, 2011

You're going to walk in there one morning and some chemical crzed giant worm is going to swallow you whole.

aeviaanah · Jul 28, 2011

DaGreenThumb said:
no pics wtf

yea wtf...they are small as hell.

doser said:
You're going to walk in there one morning and some chemical crzed giant worm is going to swallow you whole.

lol, i figured it out, they are nematodes.

flatty311 · Jul 28, 2011

aeviaanah said:
yea wtf...they are small as hell.

lol, i figured it out, they are nematodes.

are you sure nematodes are microscopic not usually as big as you said

doser · Jul 29, 2011

congrats on figuring it out?
I thought they were sort of microscopic. Maby you could see them under a magnifying glass is my thoughts but possibly with the naked eye?
You may be correct though as there are different kinds of nematodes I'm sure
I have heard of those little worms in nute tanks though.
Always wondered why you need to run such large batches of nutes that you have stuff growing in the tank
Sure there must be one but I haven't run a hydro so that's why I don't understand.
Seems odd though to throw out solution that has been allowed to go anarobic.
Must be a better way than that
I hate waste of any kind

Clown Baby · Jul 29, 2011

as long as youre not using organic nutrients, you can use a h2o2 regiment to kill off pathogens in your res.

pazuzu420 · Jul 29, 2011

I don't know but I don't think I would be sticking my hand in there!!!

LoL, These are microscopic x525 and found at the bottom of the sea near hot vents....

DrtyBngWtr · Jul 29, 2011

im pretty sure those little bastards love to eat roots! i get them every once in awhile on my air lines in my dwc system. its warm, moist and a good breading ground. look like mini maggots???

doser · Jul 29, 2011

I don't use a big resavoir so I don't have any experience here but if I did I would use a plastic trash bag to line the inside of the resevoir and once in a while I would simply change the liner and VOILA!!! No more bugs, pathogens, NADDA!! I don't like washing shtuff and h202 ain't all that cheap

doser · Jul 29, 2011

pazuzu420 said:
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I don't know but I don't think I would be sticking my hand in there!!!

LoL, These are microscopic x525 and found at the bottom of the sea near hot vents....

Yeah, that sucker would just love to crawl up your ass and eat you a new one.

aeviaanah · Jul 31, 2011

flatty311 said:
are you sure nematodes are microscopic not usually as big as you said

there are hundreds of thousands of different variety of nematodes. some are visible to the naked eye.

doser said:
congrats on figuring it out?
I thought they were sort of microscopic. Maby you could see them under a magnifying glass is my thoughts but possibly with the naked eye?
You may be correct though as there are different kinds of nematodes I'm sure
I have heard of those little worms in nute tanks though.
Always wondered why you need to run such large batches of nutes that you have stuff growing in the tank
Sure there must be one but I haven't run a hydro so that's why I don't understand.
Seems odd though to throw out solution that has been allowed to go anarobic.
Must be a better way than that
I hate waste of any kind

yea it is wierd...

Clown Baby said:
as long as youre not using organic nutrients, you can use a h2o2 regiment to kill off pathogens in your res.

hey cb whats up, i am growing with botanicare which is organic and synthetic. not using h202 this round.

pazuzu420 said:
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I don't know but I don't think I would be sticking my hand in there!!!

LoL, These are microscopic x525 and found at the bottom of the sea near hot vents....

read a little bit more...

DrtyBngWtr said:
im pretty sure those little bastards love to eat roots! i get them every once in awhile on my air lines in my dwc system. its warm, moist and a good breading ground. look like mini maggots???

yes some nematodes are beneficial some arent. some eat insects, some eat roots, some eat bacteria/fungi etc.

doser said:
I don't use a big resavoir so I don't have any experience here but if I did I would use a plastic trash bag to line the inside of the resevoir and once in a while I would simply change the liner and VOILA!!! No more bugs, pathogens, NADDA!! I don't like washing shtuff and h202 ain't all that cheap

good idea. thanks.

doser · Aug 1, 2011

aeviaanah said:
there are hundreds of thousands of different variety of nematodes. some are visible to the naked eye.

yea it is wierd...

hey cb whats up, i am growing with botanicare which is organic and synthetic. not using h202 this round.

read a little bit more...

yes some nematodes are beneficial some arent. some eat insects, some eat roots, some eat bacteria/fungi etc.

good idea. thanks.

Really?

I'll be dipped............Hah!!

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