tiny white dots on my tank

DirtyDeeds · 02/27/2010, 09:59 PM

there these pentip size white dots on my tank, hole bunch of them

sorry i dont have a photo but does anyone know what this is?

they have the shape of a starfish

DaveAngie79 · 02/27/2010, 10:13 PM

most likely baby pods, get a magnifine glass and see, i get them on mine all the time

bertoni · 02/27/2010, 10:30 PM

Either that or medusoid jellyfish. These look like white dots with little arms, almost clear. They don't hurt anything, and go away on their own.

bhammer · 02/27/2010, 10:32 PM

+1 to what ^^^^ said. Also, if you are dosing ca or alk, it could be deposites.

02/27/2010, 09:59 PM	#1
DirtyDeeds Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canada,Ontario,Hamilton Posts: 94	tiny white dots on my tank there these pentip size white dots on my tank, hole bunch of them sorry i dont have a photo but does anyone know what this is? they have the shape of a starfish

02/27/2010, 10:30 PM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Either that or medusoid jellyfish. These look like white dots with little arms, almost clear. They don't hurt anything, and go away on their own. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/27/2010, 10:13 PM	#2
DaveAngie79 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenwood, IN Posts: 662	most likely baby pods, get a magnifine glass and see, i get them on mine all the time

02/27/2010, 10:32 PM	#4
bhammer Addicted User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 743	+1 to what ^^^^ said. Also, if you are dosing ca or alk, it could be deposites.