small white tube like things

bowhunterj · 04/29/2017, 12:05 PM

Hi , I have small white tube like things in my overflow a lot of them. and upon further inspection noticed they have small feather duster type things coming out of one end. red. are these small feather dusters? or bad things there kind of hard also.

AlSimmons · 04/29/2017, 12:14 PM

Pineapple sponges most likely. (harmless)

HaKs310 · 04/29/2017, 12:16 PM

Spirorbid worms, harmless filter feeders..

AlSimmons · 04/29/2017, 01:46 PM

Woops, missed the red crown part. +1 Spirorbid worms.

garethwood · 04/29/2017, 01:48 PM

all part of having a mini eco system : )

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bowhunterj · 04/29/2017, 01:51 PM

Thanks I thought I was going to have to scape the heck out of my overflow.Why don't I see any in the tank?

AlSimmons · 04/29/2017, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bowhunterj

Why don't I see any in the tank?

For whatever reason these things tend to prefer the shadows so to say. Even though you don't see them in the DT, I'm sure they're there. There may be something in your tank that's eating them too. It's takes some time to build that shell and the worms are quite vulnerable.

HaKs310 · 04/29/2017, 08:18 PM

Agreed. I would say it's predatation in the display and the fact that we are always scraping the viewing area. I've had them grow in the back wall of the tank but not in the numbers you see in overflows and sumps.

04/29/2017, 12:05 PM	#1
bowhunterj Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 76	small white tube like things Hi , I have small white tube like things in my overflow a lot of them. and upon further inspection noticed they have small feather duster type things coming out of one end. red. are these small feather dusters? or bad things there kind of hard also.

04/29/2017, 12:16 PM	#3
HaKs310 Forever Learning Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Whittier, CA Posts: 1,241	Spirorbid worms, harmless filter feeders.. __________________ IM Fusion Pro 20 Peninsula \| Nanobox Duo Plus M \| AquaIllumination Nero 3 \| XP Aqua Duetto Dual-Sensor ATO \| Eheim Jager 75w Heater

04/29/2017, 08:18 PM	#8
HaKs310 Forever Learning Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Whittier, CA Posts: 1,241	Agreed. I would say it's predatation in the display and the fact that we are always scraping the viewing area. I've had them grow in the back wall of the tank but not in the numbers you see in overflows and sumps. __________________ IM Fusion Pro 20 Peninsula \| Nanobox Duo Plus M \| AquaIllumination Nero 3 \| XP Aqua Duetto Dual-Sensor ATO \| Eheim Jager 75w Heater

04/29/2017, 12:14 PM	#2
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Pineapple sponges most likely. (harmless)

04/29/2017, 01:46 PM	#4
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Woops, missed the red crown part. +1 Spirorbid worms.

04/29/2017, 01:48 PM	#5
garethwood Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 92	all part of having a mini eco system : ) Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

04/29/2017, 01:51 PM	#6
bowhunterj Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 76	Thanks I thought I was going to have to scape the heck out of my overflow.Why don't I see any in the tank?