strange creatures in sump!

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AngusJB

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I noticed today that ive got hundreds of tiny and i mean tiny little black bugs in the media of my ray tank, they look like little fruit flies. I tried to get a pic but they didnt show on the camera. Could anyone shed some light on what they may be or if they are harmfull?

thanks Angus
 
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FishDog

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Maybe you had some kind of flying bug lay eggs in your sump? Hard to tell, have they made it to the main tank?
 
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AngusJB

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Ive tried to get picss but my camera is only 6megapixel, i think the fly suggestion may be the answer as ive seen some on the surface of the sump, they are only in the sump. I just wanted to check they werent some bacteria eating critter lol as i seem to have a constant battle with nitrite.
 
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i get them from time to time. its basically a sign saying u need to keep your system cleaner.
 
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AngusJB

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Thanks. Cleaner how? like rinse the media more or more wc? i don 25% every other day and the sponges catch all the muck before it hits the sump.
 
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AngusJB;4032834; said:
Ive tried to get picss but my camera is only 6megapixel,
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Just for the sake of reference, it's most likely your lens and not the amount of megapixels that is effecting your photo taking abilities.

Sorry, I'm a bit of a photo nerd.
 
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