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Old 03-18-2007, 08:47 PM
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I have strange crusty tubes jutting out of my live rock and equiptment in my tank. Is this coraline algae? Also, there are strange whispy white threads that appear in my tank whenever the substrate is stirred up. Some of the threads are 5 inches long. Are they coming off the crusty tubes? Are they worms? Any help is appreciated.
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Old 03-18-2007, 11:19 PM
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Well, it took a night of reasearch, but I've narrowed it down to vermetid snails and/or sessile ctenophore. From what I understand they're both harmless.
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