ID this please

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  1. scottmwoods

    scottmwoods Spaghetti Worm

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    Can someone ID this. It is all over the overflow and inside the sum. More and more everyday. The white spots on the class and the pipes.
     

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  2. Thatgrimguy

    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    Snail eggs. What kind of clean up crew do you have?
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    I see pineapple sponges, common in sumps and other sponges.
     
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    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    Oh yeah, I didn't even see the larger yellow ones. I just saw the small white dots. Don't those look like nerite snail eggs?
     
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  5. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Yeah they do but they also look like Serpulidae worms, with calcareous growth.
    Most likely suspects in a sump are Pineapple sponges and other assorted sponges and Serpulidae worms and Feather duster types.
     
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  6. Jmblec2

    Jmblec2 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    ^ +1
     
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  7. scottmwoods

    scottmwoods Spaghetti Worm

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    So should I take them out or leave them
     
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  8. Dredfish

    Dredfish Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I would leave them in there they don't hurt anything and are great filter feeders.
     
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  9. scottmwoods

    scottmwoods Spaghetti Worm

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    Thanks for the info
     
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