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Mysterious Things In My Sump

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A couple of weeks ago I found these in my sump I have no idea what they are does anyone else?
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I do not know if these are the same thing but the one that is bunched up is about the size of a nickel and they are spread throughout the sump walls and baffles.

I also have a ton of copepods

Here are some other pictures of my tank recently.

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I was going to take the the starfish of my green star polyp but a very trustworthy pet store in lansing told me it was reef safe so I left it there and when it got off the coral opened back up and was fine.
My green star polyp is also spreading fast.
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Close up of hermit crabs
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Comments

  1. Hat39406's Avatar
    Very nice pictures Jato! I would love to se a full tank shot too.
  2. Robb in Austin's Avatar
    I've developed those white sponges too. I wonder if they are just a low light version of the typical yellow sponge our tanks get.

    The squiggly things look like beginning spirobid(sp?) or tube type worms.
  3. snorkeler's Avatar
    I have those in my sump too, in the pumps, in the skimmer, etc... When I did the yearly cleanup of my return pumps I found a lot of those inside the pump impeller, which is quite impressive if you think they rotate fairly quick....
  4. gist41980's Avatar
    I love that star fish. What kind is it?
  5. Jato460's Avatar
    I dont know what kind of starfish that is all I know is that the store I got it from in lansing called it a "reef-safe" starfish. If you find the name of it please tell me. I will try to get a full tank shot as soon as I clean the very tough algae of my glass.