White Growth in tank

[codyjp]

I have some really small white specs popping up on the back wall of my tank. any idea what they could be? they are just small white specs.

 

[joebob7]

probably coralline algea
its not bad at all so nothing to worrk about
it grows on the glass and can make a cool looking coating if you let it stay there for a while
if you dont like it then you can scrape it off with a razor

 

[codyjp]

it isn't purple. does coraline algea start out white? Do snails lay eggs?

 

[goingpoor]

sponges....

 

[teen]

spirorbid worms?

 

[reefking121212]

i have them also i heard that they are tiny feather dusters

 

[mmm33732]

prob just spirorbid worms. do a google for that and you should get some pics to compare. they are very common.

 

[topfins-mj]

Wrong people, those are snail eggs I get them all the time. Small white dots are snail eggs, bigger white dots can be the start of corraline algae that will turn green, purple corraline does not always start out white.

 

[smartorl]

Copepods?

 

[tizzo]

Another vote for Spirorbid here.

 

[goingpoor]

can we get a picture?

 

[teen]

Originally Posted by TopFins-MJ
Wrong people, those are snail eggs I get them all the time. Small white dots are snail eggs, bigger white dots can be the start of corraline algae that will turn green, purple corraline does not always start out white.
how can you say we are wrong? spirorbid worms are way more common than snail eggs IME. its a possiblity, but without a pic, you're just making an educated guess. as are the rest of us.

 

[mmm33732]

do they look like this?

 

[b bauer]

https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/f/ or this?