What is this???

[mysaltwatertank]

Just cleaning my refuge first time. What is this??

 

[fishguy242]

hi,sponge?? does it move?

 

[mysaltwatertank]

hi,sponge?? does it move?

Not really sure- doesnt look to have an actual body, almost like a long piece of gel. Difficult to separate. I threw it out, but would still like to know if that could be a sign of an issue

 

[fishguy242]

@king aiptasia ??

 

[king aiptasia]

@king aiptasia ??

kinda looks like how some mollusk egg cases look when they hatch out, any snails or slugs in there?

 

[mysaltwatertank]

kinda looks like how some mollusk egg cases look when they hatch out, any snails or slugs in there?

No nothing that I saw, completely clear...

 

[Softhammer]

Bacterial mat. I get it all the time in my sump and skimmer bodies

 

[vetteguy53081]

+1 on bacterial mat. Has characteristics of sponge but does nothing
I personally rid of it if I encounter such

 

[king aiptasia]

No nothing that I saw, completely clear...

under the water was it still a round gelled mat?

 

[Jekyl]

What ever it is you should burn it... gross...

 

[vetteguy53081]

It’s similar to comb jelly also called sea gooseberry

 

[mysaltwatertank]

Bacterial mat. I get it all the time in my sump and skimmer bodies

Thanks everyone- this seems right. Its gone now!

 

[mysaltwatertank]

It’s similar to comb jelly also called sea gooseberry

Thanks looks similar to that in the photos online, but it was stretched out