Spider Like Silky String?

[asharp13]

i have recently been battling with my tank trying to fight a couple different issues(see my other threads). this has caused me to do a lot of water changes to dilute the bad stuff in the water. during the water changes, and rescaping my tank, i have noticed this silky white, fishing line looking secretion comming from god knows where. i only catch it when it has stuck to many paces in the tank and cant pinpoint its origin. it seems to get stuck to everything it touches and i am wondering if it is a stinging tentacle, if it is harmful to other corals, and where its coming from, why its coming out, and what i do to stop it. it seems to always be around my mushrooms, zoas, hammers, and on some rock hard snail looking hitchhiker that hasn't moved since i brought the rock that its on home. the string is always grayish whitish and semi transparent and is sometimes thin and sometimes really thick and mucusy looking.
Any thoughts?

 

[novahobbies]

Vermetid Snails. They produce a sticky mucous strand like a fishing line, let particulate matter collect on it, then reel it back in to dine. They're not really a nusaince, as the mucous string dissolves pretty quickly, but they can be an eyesore from time to time. Mine go nuts when I stir up the sandbed once in a while.

 

[asharp13]

yea thats what it seems to be cuz he is always in the mix of where the string is touching. i wasnt sure if it was alive at first but i touched it todays and he reeled his body back in. that also must be what is setting him off as ive been reworking my tank scape and disturbing a lot of things. what should i do with him? he is front and center and i dont like the string. can i remove him? is he good for the tank? should i leave him? what do you think nova?

 

[9supratt4]

They aren't a bad thing to have, but they will readily multiply. I started out with a few and now they are everywhere. You can snap them off at their base.

 

[asharp13]

yea i think i will have to do that...thx for the help all

 

[asharp13]

i got the first one out and realized there was another one in a hard to reach place. does anyone know of something i can squirt it with that will kill it? aptasia x? kalk? hot water?