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Identification What in the heck is growing on my glass, corals, etc. Not sure what it is? Post here and we'll see if we can figure it out!

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Old 02-05-2007, 12:58 PM
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howdy well i have found something on my live rock thiers some stringy white things growing on my live rock(i'm in the middle of the cycling period)
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Old 02-06-2007, 09:47 AM
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Can you post a picture?
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Old 02-06-2007, 10:10 AM
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It could be some form of feather dusters, I have these all over my live rock.
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Old 02-14-2007, 11:06 PM
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The other possibility is spaghetti worms. The body resides in the rock or in the sand and the tenticles stretch out in search for food. The tenticles are thread thin and they help to clean up excess food and detris.
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