can corraline be white?

[warlord239]

http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t463/warlord238/corraline.jpg

just got back from vacation and this is everywhere, theres a few spots just like it that are purple but not as much as these white ones, also they are hard and i have to scrape them in order to get em off.

anyone know what it is? im assuming corraline because i can see the bits of purple corraline on the glass as well

[shifty51008]

It can be white but that also means it is dead. Looks like those could be snail eggs

[Andrew]

Doesn't look like coraline to me. You'll notice it really take off but you'll notice random pink spots first.

[warlord239]

Im starting to see a very small amount of pink spots. Thers only 1 pretty big snail in my tank right now. Those spots are everywhere, are snail eggs hard? Because these ones feel like barnackles or something like that

[jasin401]

i notice coraline will turn white before corals grow over it..im assuming that it dies when its white or bleached out.

can the white spots be small feather dusters? i have some growing on the glass also

[warlord239]

Hmmm i did notice quite a few new little feather dusters on my LR

[warlord239]

Bump

[cloak]

Those white dots on the glass are probably spirorbid worms. (harmless)

[warlord239]

Ok cool..should i leave em alone than or does it not matter either way

[Fryman]

I agree sounds like spirorbid worms. Scrape em off the places you don't want them (like viewing panes). Otherwise you can leave them be.

[sinenomine]

I agree sounds like spirorbid worms. Scrape em off the places you don't want them (like viewing panes). Otherwise you can leave them be.

+1 I went through a short period with a huge increase in those. They will find balance. Definitely scrape off the ones on your glass though. They are supposed to be a sign that your tank is thriving. If you google-image on spirorbid worms you will see a ton of pics just like yours.

[warlord239]

Ok thanks, if they really do mean my tank is thriving i dont mind them much anymore lol

[rps3]

when my purple coralline turns white, its usually because its dead or it died off. Maybe bleach because in a few weeks its purple again.

[immokalee98]

what are your calcium and alkalinity levels? From my experience, coralline does turn white, but only when its dead or dying.

[chad316]

I agree...either some type of worm/feather duster or snail eggs. I was originally thinking it could be calcium buildup.