What are these white dots?

Oct 26, 2020

Alyssa.Weber

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These little white balls just appeared in my tank I noticed them this morning. Anyone know what they could be?

Oct 26, 2020

TriggerFinger

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It looks like there’s some in the urchin too...possibly poo?

Oct 26, 2020

daybreaksky

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oh! following along to find out :) reminds me of phosban media

Oct 26, 2020

Sleeping Giant

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Urchin poop?

Oct 27, 2020

MaJuBo

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I have this too and am watching to see if anyone identifies it!

Oct 27, 2020

daybreaksky

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do you also have an urchin @MaJuBo ?

Oct 27, 2020

MaJuBo

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Not to my knowledge. I have had the tank set up for 9 days with live sand and live rock. It seems I have bristleworms and vermented snails though; I am feeling like I should just start over

WHICH TYPE OF MISTAKE TAUGHT YOU YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE REEFKEEPING LESSON?

Moving too quickly or adding too much at once
Votes: 9 32.1%
Skipping—or shortening—quarantine or dipping
Votes: 5 17.9%
Buying the wrong equipment the first time
Votes: 4 14.3%
Ignoring maintenance, warning signs, or redundancy
Votes: 9 32.1%
Chasing numbers or making too many changes
Votes: 3 10.7%
Choosing incompatible fish, corals, or invertebrates
Votes: 5 17.9%
Poor aquascaping or tank-design decisions
Votes: 2 7.1%
Failing to research an animal’s needs
Votes: 1 3.6%
Trusting bad advice
Votes: 4 14.3%
Doing something on the tank when you should've gone to bed
Votes: 5 17.9%
Something else—tell us below
Votes: 4 14.3%
I’m still waiting for my first expensive lesson!
Votes: 3 10.7%

What are these white dots?

Alyssa.Weber

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TriggerFinger

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daybreaksky

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Sleeping Giant

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MaJuBo

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daybreaksky

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MaJuBo

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WHICH TYPE OF MISTAKE TAUGHT YOU YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE REEFKEEPING LESSON?

Moving too quickly or adding too much at once

Skipping—or shortening—quarantine or dipping

Buying the wrong equipment the first time

Ignoring maintenance, warning signs, or redundancy

Chasing numbers or making too many changes

Choosing incompatible fish, corals, or invertebrates

Poor aquascaping or tank-design decisions

Failing to research an animal’s needs

Trusting bad advice

Doing something on the tank when you should've gone to bed

Something else—tell us below

I’m still waiting for my first expensive lesson!

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