Baby Snails?

WhatCouldGoWrong71

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So I guess those snail eggs on the back of my tank have actually been hatching and not being eaten... I guess. I walked out to view my tank this AM under some moonlight and I was blown away by how many, of what I think, are baby snails. Please see photos. Also, it appears that I have a bunch of sponges now growing all over the tank, and they are growing what look to be "sprouts?"

Are these snails? Should I be concerned with the amount? They appear to be doing their jobs...

What about the sponges that have these growths coming out of them?

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I can’t see anything in your pics. The snails are fine. Food availability will limit population.
 

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The only thing I can make out in any of the pictures are a bunch of asterina/aquilonastra stars but I assume that's not what you're talking about.
 
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All the things I have circled were moving around, I think they are snails. For the life of me I can't take pictures of my tank.

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i see a bunch of starfish, if they are snails, my guess would be spirorbid worms (if they dont move), maybe collonistas, or tiny limpets
 
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