pic of my tank now, have a ?

[zoie2]

I have some stuff growing on my back wall. I have 2 spots of coraline growing

I don't know what the other stuff is though and not sure if I should keep it or scrape it. You can see bright white dots. They look like miniature cherios. Then there are larger spots of grayish/ greenish stuff.
I don't want to loose my coraline, but should I scrape off the other stuff? Hope you can see it in this pic.

 

[zoie2]

maybe this is a better picture

 

[lion_crazz]

I would probably just keep it. From the sounds of it, it could just be spirobid worms.

 

[coralph]

Look real close, could be flatworms .Try a magnifying glass.

 

[zoie2]

they are hard, not soft. I couldn't imagine it being worms. But I'll look

 

[lion_crazz]

Spirobid worms are very hard, and have a spiral appearence to them.

 

[sato]

I would say Spirobid worms.

 

[teen]

spirobid worms, you can see in the second picture how they curl.

 

[zoie2]

Yup, sounds like them. So it's o.k. to leave them or can they get out of controll?

 

[dejaco]

Hey looks like normal coraline growth to me. If it is white instead of purple
could just need to boost either calcium or alkalinity. But it looks just like
mine did 6 months ago.

 

[bigpete]

Originally Posted by DeJaCo
Hey looks like normal coraline growth to me. If it is white instead of purple
could just need to boost either calcium or alkalinity. But it looks just like
mine did 6 months ago.
agreed. my nano had hundereds of those on the back of the tank and within a month they turned into gorgeous purple and pink coraline spheres

 

[lion_crazz]

Originally Posted by zoie2
Yup, sounds like them. So it's o.k. to leave them or can they get out of controll?
No, you can just leave them on there. They will go away with time.