Aptasia outbreak??

[NinnJinn]

After neglecting my filter sock, skimmer and Chaeto for well over a month decided to do some much needed tank maintenance.

Chaeto had this dark brown slime on it took it out rinse it out in Rodi water pulled the nasty slimy stuff off put it back in my refugium.

I have not added anything to my 125 gallon tank in over 4 months basically just have a chocolate chip starfish and cuc.

This afternoon decided to run the magnetic window scraper and noticed about 25 of these on the glass.....

I did not run the scraper over them. Took pictures and waiting for replies.

 

[OriginalUserName]

Definitely not aiptasia. Do they move?

 

[ReeferBean]

Looks like a little nudibranch to me.

 

[NinnJinn]

I'm still watching them but so far I don't notice anything. But I just noticed them about 5 minutes ago when I turn the light on and started to use the scraper

 

[ReeferBean]

I'm still watching them but so far I don't notice anything. But I just noticed them about 5 minutes ago when I turn the light on and started to use the scraper

Scrape one into a small dish and snap a better pic.

 

[shub]

doesn't look like aptasia

 

[NinnJinn]

Okay will do pic coming in a couple of minutes.

 

[kirstyflash]

Any chance they are pineapple sponges?

 

[shub]

never heard of those bf

 

[Joshua2598]

They look like nudis

 

[shub]

They look like nudis

I've never seen nudis on the glass...

 

[kirstyflash]

Wrong link sorry...bare with me

 

[NinnJinn]

 

[Joshua2598]

Now it really looks like a sponge

 

[Joshua2598]

I've never seen nudis on the glass...

I have multiple times actually. I had one on my glass before

 

[kirstyflash]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/what-is-that-a-r2r-guide-to-common-new-tank-hitchhikers.443382/
Refer to the pinned thread

 

[kirstyflash]

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[NinnJinn]

How??? Haha....
Did they get into my tank? I bleached all of my used live rock and used a vinegar solution on the 125 gallon tank and the 40 gallon sump and they're just now showing up almost 5 months after I added the inverts and chaeto?????

I mean I have a Patrick, and I have several Gary's. My daughter is going to be ecstatic that we now have multiple SpongeBob's.

 

[ReeferBean]

I agree it looks like a pineapple sponge seeing the second pics.

 

[ReeferBean]

How??? Haha....
Did they get into my tank? I bleached all of my used live rock and used a vinegar solution on the 125 gallon tank and the 40 gallon sump and they're just now showing up almost 5 months after I added the inverts and chaeto?????

I mean I have a Patrick, and I have several Gary's. My daughter is going to be ecstatic that we now have multiple SpongeBob's.

It could have come in on the chaeto. Lots of critters can really.