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I’ve got these white things growing all over in my sump. Do I need to worry about them?

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These look like they are pineapple sponges from what I can see. If you look up a picture and that is what they are, then they are ok and I would guess you have new sand or rock. They will go away as the silica leaches out of the sand and rock.
 
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I’ve got these white things growing all over in my sump. Do I need to worry about them?

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app sponges which favor low light and glow and are short lived feeding off algae and often emerge when silicate levels are increased
 
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handt said:
I’ve got these white things growing all over in my sump. Do I need to worry about them?

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Those are pineapple corals peppermint shrimp will eat them. +welcome to reef2reef even though you joined in november.
 

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