White substance?

Water4all

New Member
View Badges
Joined
Aug 5, 2019
Messages
19
Reaction score
4
Location
Nashville
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hello everyone,
This tank has been going since 2002 and I keep it mostly natural aside from once a month water changes and feeding. I give it calcium every so often for the stonese.

A week ago I noticed this white substance that seems to be around the rocks. It looks almost like bubble gum in the gaps of the rocks and someone has tried to pull the rocks apart with it on there. It has not damaged anything and seems to be kinda just there.

I see holes in it like you would if you saw a funnel spider here on land. Can anyone give some insight? Is this natural from a critter or something else?

50 gal
Salinity is 1.25
Running reefbeats lights
I havnt run test yet, but everything inside my tank is happy and normal!

2 clown fish
Devil Damsel
Duncan
Zoas
Long tent anemone
2 rock flower anems
Favia
Gap
Common inverts and the snail that likes to go in the substrate.
Thank you all in advance!

20241215_142556.jpg 20241215_142538.jpg
 

dwest

2500 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Feb 27, 2018
Messages
4,960
Reaction score
9,550
Location
Cincinnati
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
It’s hard to tell but I’m guessing a sponge.
 
OP
OP
W

Water4all

New Member
View Badges
Joined
Aug 5, 2019
Messages
19
Reaction score
4
Location
Nashville
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Better pic. I noticed in this one there looks like little sacs.
 

Attachments

  • 20241215_144628.jpg
    20241215_144628.jpg
    80 KB · Views: 44
OP
OP
W

Water4all

New Member
View Badges
Joined
Aug 5, 2019
Messages
19
Reaction score
4
Location
Nashville
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Better pic. I noticed in this one there looks like little sacs.
Okay after you said that I was able to find a thread on here and I'm pretty sure that's what it is. Cool and random I guess. The holes must be the worms going in and out of it. Thank you!
 

TOP 10 Trending Threads

HOW DO YOU ADJUST YOUR CUC AS ALGAE DISAPPEARS?

  • Capture and re-home CUC

    Votes: 10 8.3%
  • Increase white light/hours in tank to spur algae growth to feed CUC

    Votes: 8 6.6%
  • Feed nori to support CUC

    Votes: 39 32.2%
  • Feed herbivore pellets to support CUC

    Votes: 43 35.5%
  • Allow attrition to balance CUC and algae

    Votes: 52 43.0%
  • Provide macro algae to feed CUC

    Votes: 8 6.6%
  • Introduce CUC predators

    Votes: 1 0.8%
  • Other (please explain)

    Votes: 12 9.9%
Back
Top