What is growing in my sand?

Alex 26.2 · 12/10/2011, 03:25 PM

These little things have been in my sand for around 2 months, at first I thought it was just detritus and when I tried to vacuum them I found they go deep into the sand bed! Part of them sticks out of the sand but 3/4 of them are in the sand it kind of looks like roots. Just wondering if anyone knows what they are?

Thanks!

cloak · 12/10/2011, 03:34 PM

Do you ever see anything coming out of those tubes? Two little antenna looking things? My guess would be spinoid worms.

Alex 26.2 · 12/10/2011, 03:56 PM

I've never seen anything coming out of them before, I looked up spionid worms and they don't have those two antenna type things. They don't really look like they are some kind of tubes either.

cloak · 12/10/2011, 04:34 PM

Here's a picture of what I think they might be. Maybe not though.

http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?modul...&g2_itemId=559

Airborne12B · 07/02/2016, 09:33 PM

Resurrecting this to see if anyone knows now.

SeaCucumberFan · 07/02/2016, 11:23 PM

You sure nothing comes out of them? At all? What color are they?

Airborne12B · 07/03/2016, 08:20 AM

I can't speak for the OP, but I'm positive nothing comes out. They look like vertical fish turds jammed into the sand.

SeaCucumberFan · 07/03/2016, 08:27 AM

You absolutely positively sure? Sometimes the tentacles can be barely visible

Airborne12B · 07/04/2016, 11:18 AM

Absolutely 100% beyond a shadow of a doubt sure there isn't anything coming out. I've spend hours with my face to the glass watching them.

madweazl · 07/04/2016, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airborne12B

Absolutely 100% beyond a shadow of a doubt sure there isn't anything coming out. I've spend hours with my face to the glass watching them.

Take a peak early in the morning when the lights are out.

Airborne12B · 07/04/2016, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madweazl

Take a peak early in the morning when the lights are out.

They're under the top layer of the sand-bed, and I can only see them if I vacuum up some sand during a WC, but I will uncover some tonight to watch in the morning.

ginpang · 07/04/2016, 02:04 PM

Maybe an algae ?? Like neomeris.

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zeemofree · 07/04/2016, 02:19 PM

Snail worms

zeemofree · 07/04/2016, 02:47 PM

Snail worms

SeaCucumberFan · 07/04/2016, 02:59 PM

What are snail worms? Internet images reveal a snail beside a worm, possibly the snail wants to eat it.

zeemofree · 07/04/2016, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeaCucumberFan

What are snail worms? Internet images reveal a snail beside a worm, possibly the snail wants to eat it.

I have a picture in a book, snail worm a snails that live in a tube, and are not mobile, I will post a picture as soon as I get home.

zeemofree · 07/04/2016, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeaCucumberFan

What are snail worms? Internet images reveal a snail beside a worm, possibly the snail wants to eat it.

My bad worm snails, Anyone want to sell me some?

j_mazzy · 07/04/2016, 08:42 PM

Like vermetids?

SeaCucumberFan · 07/04/2016, 09:19 PM

Thats interesting. But as Alex said, nothing comes put of them. Might be some kind of macroalgae

Ron Reefman · 07/05/2016, 06:23 AM

Have you tried grabbing a tube with a pair of tweezers and pulling it out of the sand and putting it in a small dish so you can inspect it and even cut it open?

zeemofree · 07/05/2016, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Reefman

Have you tried grabbing a tube with a pair of tweezers and pulling it out of the sand and putting it in a small dish so you can inspect it and even cut it open?

Do it!

Nina51 · 07/06/2016, 07:37 AM

i have these, too. have had them for months and months. very curious to get an i.d.!

Ron Reefman · 07/07/2016, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Nina51

i have these, too. have had them for months and months. very curious to get an i.d.!

Then pull one out of the sand and look inside. Maybe set it on something and take a pic to post so we can see it.

Nina51 · 07/07/2016, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Reefman

Then pull one out of the sand and look inside. Maybe set it on something and take a pic to post so we can see it.

you promise there isn't a clown at the other end? clowns scare the beejeezus outta me!

gonna do a water change, probably tomorrow, i'll do as you ask and get a picture. but if there's a clown in there, i'mma gonna hunt you down!

SeaCucumberFan · 07/07/2016, 05:44 PM

There's probably a giant immobile fish that's pooping out turd infinitely into the sand.

12/10/2011, 03:25 PM	#1
Alex 26.2 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 15	What is growing in my sand? These little things have been in my sand for around 2 months, at first I thought it was just detritus and when I tried to vacuum them I found they go deep into the sand bed! Part of them sticks out of the sand but 3/4 of them are in the sand it kind of looks like roots. Just wondering if anyone knows what they are? Thanks!

07/02/2016, 09:33 PM	#5
Airborne12B Certified Soul Eater Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 171	Resurrecting this to see if anyone knows now. __________________ "Self quotation is the ultimate form of narcissism" -Me Current Tank Info: 79 gal reef, and 150 gal that's not set up ATM.

07/02/2016, 11:23 PM	#6
SeaCucumberFan Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Posts: 858	You sure nothing comes out of them? At all? What color are they? Last edited by SeaCucumberFan; 07/02/2016 at 11:24 PM. Reason: Misspelled color

07/03/2016, 08:20 AM	#7
Airborne12B Certified Soul Eater Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 171	I can't speak for the OP, but I'm positive nothing comes out. They look like vertical fish turds jammed into the sand. __________________ "Self quotation is the ultimate form of narcissism" -Me Current Tank Info: 79 gal reef, and 150 gal that's not set up ATM.

07/04/2016, 11:18 AM	#9
Airborne12B Certified Soul Eater Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 171	Absolutely 100% beyond a shadow of a doubt sure there isn't anything coming out. I've spend hours with my face to the glass watching them. __________________ "Self quotation is the ultimate form of narcissism" -Me Current Tank Info: 79 gal reef, and 150 gal that's not set up ATM.

12/10/2011, 03:34 PM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Do you ever see anything coming out of those tubes? Two little antenna looking things? My guess would be spinoid worms.

12/10/2011, 03:56 PM	#3
Alex 26.2 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 15	I've never seen anything coming out of them before, I looked up spionid worms and they don't have those two antenna type things. They don't really look like they are some kind of tubes either.

12/10/2011, 04:34 PM	#4
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Here's a picture of what I think they might be. Maybe not though. http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?modul...&g2_itemId=559

07/03/2016, 08:27 AM	#8
SeaCucumberFan Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Posts: 858	You absolutely positively sure? Sometimes the tentacles can be barely visible

07/04/2016, 02:04 PM	#12
ginpang Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 612	Maybe an algae ?? Like neomeris. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

07/04/2016, 02:19 PM	#13
zeemofree Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 177	Snail worms

07/04/2016, 02:47 PM	#14
zeemofree Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 177	Snail worms

07/04/2016, 02:59 PM	#15
SeaCucumberFan Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Posts: 858	What are snail worms? Internet images reveal a snail beside a worm, possibly the snail wants to eat it.

07/04/2016, 08:42 PM	#18
j_mazzy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: about an hour from charlotte Posts: 622	Like vermetids?

07/04/2016, 09:19 PM	#19
SeaCucumberFan Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Posts: 858	Thats interesting. But as Alex said, nothing comes put of them. Might be some kind of macroalgae

07/05/2016, 06:23 AM	#20
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	Have you tried grabbing a tube with a pair of tweezers and pulling it out of the sand and putting it in a small dish so you can inspect it and even cut it open? __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

07/06/2016, 07:37 AM	#22
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	i have these, too. have had them for months and months. very curious to get an i.d.! __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!

07/07/2016, 05:44 PM	#25
SeaCucumberFan Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Posts: 858	There's probably a giant immobile fish that's pooping out turd infinitely into the sand.

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