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Neogenocide
10/27/2011, 07:37 AM
Hey guys,

Can anyone help identify what these are? This eggcrate covers the pump intake from my sump. This thing is just completely covered in them.

Thanks,

Scott

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii308/Cichlid-Wolke/Droid/2011-10-27003437.jpg
HiroPro
10/27/2011, 08:19 AM
Looks to be Vermetid snails.
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/Hitchsnails.html
Neogenocide
10/27/2011, 08:26 AM
These are def not snails. They are attached and growing on the egg crate, they almost look like little tubes.

Any other thoughts?

Thanks,

Scott
DeepSeaBeauti
10/27/2011, 08:40 AM
Spirorbidae ? Ive got the same things in my tank, There filter feeders. The grow everywhere!
DeepSeaBeauti
10/27/2011, 08:43 AM
Maybe even baby hard tube-worm feather dusters. They are naturally occurring, harmless filter feeders that eventually show up in almost all reef tanks. You can scrape them off the front and sides of the tank with an algae scraper, but let them grow in the back. They get larger and beautiful when they get older, and help filter the water. They have beautiful calcium-based shells which form complex spirals and curves, and appreciate a calcium level of about 400ppm, with some strontium and magnesium added periodically. Some hard tube-worms can live for hundreds of years. The only problem they cause is that they also will grow inside pumps, where their shells can damage impellors, so pumps should be cleaned periodically to remove them, but you should be doing that anyway.
Dustin1300
10/27/2011, 08:45 AM
If you have good premium rock you'll see the tubing all over...
Neogenocide
10/27/2011, 09:07 AM
Spirorbidae ? Ive got the same things in my tank, There filter feeders. The grow everywhere!


I've got these in my tank, but that's not what I'm talking about in the pic. About your second post, they almost look like a tube worm/feather duster, but I never see the "duster" portion of them, day or night. I will see if I can get a better closer picture of them.

Thanks,

Scott
HiroPro
10/27/2011, 09:32 AM
These are def not snails. They are attached and growing on the egg crate, they almost look like little tubes.

Any other thoughts?

Thanks,

Scott

Vermetid snails are sedentary much like feather dusters. Google a pic of them. I have them in my 120.
T-dub
10/27/2011, 11:17 AM
Vermetid snails don't look like snails but it appears that's what you have mostly there. They're common and harmless. Be careful though, they can be super sharp.