little white specs on glass and LR

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  1. stewball

    stewball Plankton

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    hello, i have little white specs on glass and LR. ant idea what this may be. thanx in advance. BTW its been running about 3 months.
     

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  2. Rtm2017

    Rtm2017 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Watch them and see if they move. They are pods and are a food source for some sand sifting fish.
     
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  3. stewball

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    no... they dont move any other ideas
     
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  4. SnooknRedz

    SnooknRedz Vlamingii Tang

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    feather dusters
     
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  5. Stercus Accidit

    Stercus Accidit Feather Duster

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    I second the feather duster...my tank is about the same age and I have them all over. Really small little backwards G almost.
     
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  6. stewball

    stewball Plankton

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    yup they look like G's. i bet there are close to 100 on the glass, and prob. that many on the live rock. are they going to be a problem?
     
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  7. SnooknRedz

    SnooknRedz Vlamingii Tang

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    I had a ton of em at once, none made it tho. They just died off. No problem at all if they are there or not.
     
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  8. Stercus Accidit

    Stercus Accidit Feather Duster

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    no problems with them at all
     
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  9. stewball

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    thanks for the info
     
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  10. ReefSparky

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    Spirorbid worms? Google image them. Might be what you have.
     
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