help - Little white pinwheels on my glass

[bluestarfish]

I was looking at my tank this morning and noticed there are very small "things" on the glass. They are white in color and shaped like a pinwheel. They don't move and are about the size of pencil lead. I can't get a good picture to post but maybe someone has an idea of what they are. Any help would be great. Thanks

 

[acrodave]

they are feather dusters

 

[Quiet Tempest]

I'm guessing they're spirorbid worms.

Does it look like this? http://www.waldonell.com/me/sites/default/files/image/reef/_J8T1358.jpg

 

[acrodave]

or snail eggs

 

[bluestarfish]

they look like the pic in the link. I guess I should have mentioned they are in my 125 predator not my reef tank. not sure where they came from all of a sudden. i have no coral or LR in that tank. I did move a xenia in there for 1 day but after the puffer broke through the divider and nibbled on it I gave up on that idea. Thanks guys

 

[digidana]

my first thought was asterina starfish...i know those suckers are always all over my glass! but those are definitely not starfish!

 

[bluestarfish]

I'm almost positive it's spirorbid worms. Now I just have to go thru the web and sort out the info on them.

 

[acrodave]

nutting really to sort out they are harmless feather dusters and need no care and will spread through your tank.. my tank if full of them i have to scrape them off the front of the glass. they grow thick were i never clean.

 

[Quiet Tempest]

nutting really to sort out they are harmless feather dusters and need no care and will spread through your tank.. my tank if full of them i have to scrape them off the front of the glass. they grow thick were i never clean.

Yep. What he said. They're beneficial filter feeders and pop up whenever/where ever there is an excess of nutrients. If you don't want them, just scrape them off.

 

[bluestarfish]

I'll take all the filtering help I can get. I just hate ressearching on the internet sometimes. You never know what to listen to and what not.