Another ID ???

[Anonymous]

I seem to have these little white spiral looking things on the glass and live rock...At first i thought it was calcium deposit...But i dont think so, cuz i have tons of them and they're all spirally....i cant get a pic of this though, cuz they're very tiny...they look like white specks...you have to get too close up to see they spiral...Any Ideas????? :?


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[liquid]

Have you checked our Hitchhiker FAQ? http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/

Sounds like it might be some sort of small calcifying featherduster, but it's hard to say...

Shane

 

[Anonymous]

Yes i have looked through the hitchhickerFAQ...I didnt see them...Theyre flat on the surface....

 

[John_Brandt]

They are probably Serpulid worms.

 

[Anonymous]

Theyre small,flat spiral formations...they dont seem to be worms..and if they are Serpulid worms...good, bad, nuissance???

 

[John_Brandt]

LN,

They almost certainly are worms. From the Hitchhikers FAQ.....

On the glass of my tank, I can see small, white coils that are about 2mm across and have tiny hairs sticking out. What are these guys?

This is probably yet another tube-dwelling polychaete from the Family Spirorbidae. It is yet another harmless filter-feeder that is common in reef aquaria. It is common for these worms to inhabit areas of high water flow, including your tank's plumbing. They readily reproduce via sexual means and often spread throughout the tank, and can generally be considered a sign of a healthy maturing tank.

 

[Anonymous]

Ive never noticed the hairs on them....but if its a good sign of a maturing tank...then come on come all.. ...I must of missed the hitchhiker ?...I did look...Thanks for the insight


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[mooner]

I get these too in the quiet side of my sump. I saw the Hitchhiker explanation and assumed this was them...