Smudges on inside of glass, snail eggs?

Quiverfull · 12/20/2015, 01:50 PM

Yes, I keep getting these fingerprint like smudges on the inside of my front glass. They are a really pain to get off even with a metal blade. Are these some kind of egg? Are there any tricks to getting them off easily? My mag float does nothing to them and I really have to scrape with a metal blade to get them off. After about a week, they are back. Any suggestions or explanations would be helpful.

chilli_reef · 12/20/2015, 03:13 PM

Can't really help with out a picture.
Sorry

Quiverfull · 12/20/2015, 04:19 PM

ImageUploadedByTapatalk1450649941.581252.jpg

See the smudge on the glass?

heritage · 12/20/2015, 04:43 PM

Huh.... Doesn't look like any snail eggs that I've seen before.

Dkuhlmann · 12/20/2015, 06:21 PM

Look up polyclad flat worm.

chilli_reef · 12/21/2015, 04:12 AM

If the eggs go back and forth zigzagging while all spiraling around like a shell then I'd say snail eggs. I forget the species.
If you could get a clearer pic that would be even better.

12/20/2015, 01:50 PM	#1
Quiverfull Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 489	Smudges on inside of glass, snail eggs? Yes, I keep getting these fingerprint like smudges on the inside of my front glass. They are a really pain to get off even with a metal blade. Are these some kind of egg? Are there any tricks to getting them off easily? My mag float does nothing to them and I really have to scrape with a metal blade to get them off. After about a week, they are back. Any suggestions or explanations would be helpful. __________________ Quiver -----> Current Tank Info: 120g Oceanic RR 250w HQI MH x 2 and T5 x 2, Euroreef CS6-2 skimmer, 37g Oceanic Show live rock and powerheads only Ecotech 24 in Marine LED, AGA 92g Corner bowfront

12/20/2015, 03:13 PM	#2
chilli_reef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Chillicothe Ohio Posts: 468	Can't really help with out a picture. Sorry __________________ "But did you die !" Current Tank Info: 75g nondrilled reef.

12/20/2015, 04:19 PM	#3
Quiverfull Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 489	ImageUploadedByTapatalk1450649941.581252.jpg See the smudge on the glass? __________________ Quiver -----> Current Tank Info: 120g Oceanic RR 250w HQI MH x 2 and T5 x 2, Euroreef CS6-2 skimmer, 37g Oceanic Show live rock and powerheads only Ecotech 24 in Marine LED, AGA 92g Corner bowfront

12/20/2015, 06:21 PM	#5
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Look up polyclad flat worm. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

12/21/2015, 04:12 AM	#6
chilli_reef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Chillicothe Ohio Posts: 468	If the eggs go back and forth zigzagging while all spiraling around like a shell then I'd say snail eggs. I forget the species. If you could get a clearer pic that would be even better. __________________ "But did you die !" Current Tank Info: 75g nondrilled reef.

12/20/2015, 04:43 PM	#4
heritage Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: PHILLY Posts: 561	Huh.... Doesn't look like any snail eggs that I've seen before.