Is this a sponge?

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At first I thought these were eggs, but I can't think of anything in my tank that would lay eggs like this and I have seen more appearing around the tank. I am guessing it must be a sponge.

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Either sponges or colonial tunicates; I'm leaning toward colonial tunicates, but I'm not sure on that at this point.

Either way, they're harmless filter feeders that may become invasive; so I'd keep an eye them and remove them as needed.
 
Either sponges or colonial tunicates; I'm leaning toward colonial tunicates, but I'm not sure on that at this point.

Either way, they're harmless filter feeders that may become invasive; so I'd keep an eye them and remove them as needed.
I think you are right about the tunicates. Photos online show many of them having the same geometric hexagon, pentagon etc. shapes these do. Thanks for the help!
 

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