Little white fuzzy balls in sump?

[Nanook01]

I have been noticing these little white fuzzy balls in my sump and protein skimmer. They are attached to the plexiglass. Any idea what they could be??

nanook

 

[davelin315]

I was going to say sponges until you mentioned they were in your skimmer as well. Sponges are usually killed by exposure to air, and the concentration of bubbles in a skimmer might as well be air.

 

[eaglet]

Maybe frosty the snowman lives in there? E-Man

 

[Nanook01]

I don't think ole Frosty could tolerate the 80-82 degree temps in the ole sump. I heard that these are some kind of sponges that collect in sumps. FWIW


nanook

 

[Grandczar]

Have you noticed any fish missing lately? If fuzzy... might of been more than 24 hours ago. These are likely places they could of ended up. Just a shot in the dark...
You may want to try describe'n this a little better.. Is it porous like a sponge look for holes etc.? Or just fuzzy? how big are these balls?

 

[Nanook01]

Well, no missing fish as of lights out last night. I would say that these porous, cottony balls are about 2-4mm. They are mainly in the baffles of the sump and the quiet part of the skimmer. I don't have a dig camera to take pics with either.

Dave

 

[stevemcadoo]

I've got them also, in the over flow and in the sump and skimmer. The might be sponges(they feel like em)or they might be some kind of sea squirt. I have not looked at them closely or with a magnifing glass. There are some about 1/2 inch long. I also have some purple, hard spikes about 1/16 inch thick and about 1/2 inch long. These are everywhere, on the rocks on shells and on the snails. Anyone know what they are? Steve

 

[chris_h]

I have them too. I vote they are sponges.