Underwater cobwebs?

[antsbumblebee]

Helloooooooo everybody

So day two of the tank, starting to have kind of small individual cobweb strands growing from my dry rock and floating about the tank. Not worried, just curious if its a good sign? My husband and I are actually quite curious lol

Thanks all!

 

[gemini9]

Can you post a picture?

 

[antsbumblebee]

I can try but its super duper fine, had to use the flashlight app on my phone to see it! Just a minute, husband is using his go-pro I bought him for xmas to try and snap a pic! Lol

 

[antsbumblebee]

Right so thats what's going on, not a big deal just curious!

 

[gemini9]

Its probably some sort of cyno or other form of algae. But hard to imagine something lime that in just a few days. You sure it's not a hair off your head? Or something you've dropped in the tank? I duno. Ive only been here a month lol

 

[antsbumblebee]

I totally thought it was cat hair at first lol but then my husband pointed out that its in a few different places around the tank...Also I think there's like an actual little algae hair growing from the sand next to a "cobweb" (at least I can guess that much because my cats fur definitely isn't green!) So somethings happening in there!

 

[gemini9]

Youve only had the set up for a few days?

 

[gemini9]

Here's a good read for you

How to set up a saltwater reef aquarium tank- REEFEDITION

 

[TarHeelReefer22]

did you rinse your sand well before you added it to the tank? It could just me an accumulation of debris from the sand or dust off the dry rock all that should have been well rinsed before adding to the tank.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Vermetid Snails leave the cobwebs.

 

[antsbumblebee]

Checking out the tank, there's more cobwebs...hmmm...

We did rinse the dry rock and sand, though I now think we didn't do that fantastic on the sand since it was so cloudy (still is a bit as well, ho hum)
We only started the tank up Sunday, surely things can't be that alive yet?

 

[antsbumblebee]

Checking out the tank, there's more cobwebs...hmmm...&nbsp;<br><br>We did rinse the dry rock and sand, though I now think we didn't do that fantastic on the sand since it was so cloudy (still is a bit as well, ho hum)<br>We only started the tank up Sunday, surely things can't be that alive yet?

 

[gemini9]

The cloudy sand will clear up in a day or two.

 

[MrDJeep123]

No to algae. There's no way in 2 days in a new tank. It looks like hair. Especially the first picture. Hair, lint, and whatever else. But if you have dry rock and sand...there's nothing else it could be. My vote is...HAIR.

 

[gemini9]

I agree. Reach in there and take it out so you can get a good look at it.

 

[tiffnya]

Oh my gosh @reefing madness thankyou so much. I was just about to post a thread asking what the heck that thing was when I saw this post.

 

[RyanCrouse]

They are 100% snails. Just watch out when grabbing the rock, they can cut you easily. I learned the hard way

 

[TarHeelReefer22]

Vermetid Snails leave the cobwebs.

if theis is what you are dealing with coral glue him in or break it off with plairs