Galaxy on the back of tank.

stillcity · 06/25/2007, 09:31 PM

Well not quite. I set up my 75 gallon about a month ago using livestock from an established tank. I have a black painted background and over the course of the last week or so little white dots(like the tip of a ballpoint) have been appearing on the back of the tank. They look like stars against the black backdrop. They are hard and I figured they had to be calcium rich. Is this what new coraline algae looks like? It hardly looks like the blotches of purple covering my rocks.

mskohl · 06/25/2007, 09:36 PM

They could be any number of things really. But, I'd guess they are feather worms. I have small feather worm shells on the glass too. If the magnetic cleaner takes them off, they they could be micro brittle stars or even ghost flatworms (these are okay).

I bet it looks kinda neat. You should scrape off some and make constellations.

stillcity · 06/25/2007, 09:38 PM

Haha good idea. It's quite odd because there are literally a thousand against the backdrop.

I'll try to get pictures but they are really too small for that even.

drummereef · 06/25/2007, 09:48 PM

The dots are probalby new coralline. It always starts white, ime, and colors up as it grows.

stillcity · 06/25/2007, 09:49 PM

Thanks for telling me what I wanted to hear drummereef. I guess I won't be making constellations for now.

kkyyllee · 06/25/2007, 09:57 PM

there more likely feather dusters, ive never seen coraline starting off white, and they would be growing in bigger patches

stillcity · 07/02/2007, 11:58 AM

They now have little spiral looking shells. Pretty sure they aren't coraline because I have that growth as well on the back. Probably a thousand against the backdrop and there are some on my rocks now too.

kuoka · 07/02/2007, 02:01 PM

Sounds like snails to me. I have a thousand and 3 on mine.

Not to worry.

Randall_James · 07/02/2007, 02:38 PM

look like little stars?

hydroids

06/25/2007, 09:31 PM	#1
stillcity Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 151	Galaxy on the back of tank. Well not quite. I set up my 75 gallon about a month ago using livestock from an established tank. I have a black painted background and over the course of the last week or so little white dots(like the tip of a ballpoint) have been appearing on the back of the tank. They look like stars against the black backdrop. They are hard and I figured they had to be calcium rich. Is this what new coraline algae looks like? It hardly looks like the blotches of purple covering my rocks.

06/25/2007, 09:36 PM	#2
mskohl Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Stilwell, KS Posts: 2,114	They could be any number of things really. But, I'd guess they are feather worms. I have small feather worm shells on the glass too. If the magnetic cleaner takes them off, they they could be micro brittle stars or even ghost flatworms (these are okay). I bet it looks kinda neat. You should scrape off some and make constellations. __________________ Current tanks: 225g mixed reef and a 75g lps and softy

06/25/2007, 09:48 PM	#4
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	The dots are probalby new coralline. It always starts white, ime, and colors up as it grows. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

07/02/2007, 02:01 PM	#8
kuoka Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NorCal Cali Posts: 713	Sounds like snails to me. I have a thousand and 3 on mine. Not to worry. __________________ They say don't talk about someone unless you've walked a mile in their shoes.. But if you do, at least you'll be ahead of them AND have their shoes! :) Current Tank Info: 72gal glass bow front reef, mostly LPS with some SPS, tangs, anthias, blenny, paired percula clowns, gold headed sleeper goby, red fairy wrasse

07/02/2007, 02:38 PM	#9
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	look like little stars? hydroids __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"

06/25/2007, 09:38 PM	#3
stillcity Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 151	Haha good idea. It's quite odd because there are literally a thousand against the backdrop. I'll try to get pictures but they are really too small for that even.

06/25/2007, 09:49 PM	#5
stillcity Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 151	Thanks for telling me what I wanted to hear drummereef. I guess I won't be making constellations for now.

06/25/2007, 09:57 PM	#6
kkyyllee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: rescue ca Posts: 963	there more likely feather dusters, ive never seen coraline starting off white, and they would be growing in bigger patches

07/02/2007, 11:58 AM	#7
stillcity Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 151	They now have little spiral looking shells. Pretty sure they aren't coraline because I have that growth as well on the back. Probably a thousand against the backdrop and there are some on my rocks now too.