What are those white chunks growing on my chaeto macro algae?

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what are these white chunks growing on my Chaeto? They feel a little fluffy but i've never seen them before. I cant tell how long they've been on there but it is in a high light area.
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Looks like the dreaded pineapple sponge...

Just kidding, they are harmless.
Are they good guys? I can get rid of them since they're isolated but if they're good guys, should I take a few and add them to my other tank to increase diversity? I've heard some fish like eating sponges so maybe it can be beneficial biodiversity?
 
Are they good guys? I can get rid of them since they're isolated but if they're good guys, should I take a few and add them to my other tank to increase diversity? I've heard some fish like eating sponges so maybe it can be beneficial biodiversity?
My philosophy is "do less".
 
Thats very interesting. Do you mind elaborating?
The tendency is to see something and believe that you have to react in some way to correct it or enhance it. I believe that most of the time we should not intervene. When we do, we are just adding additional variables to the system. Obviously you should address things that you can decisively influence like salinity, but if you have a stable system it would be compensating for this already.
 

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