White spots in system?

[DSFa]

I have just noticed some white spots on my glass, sump and back walls of DT & rocks. Bout to do my weekly tank maintenance should I remove them from DT?

Haven’t done a sump clean in awhile as evidently lol not really keen to do one unless required. I have peppermint shrimp in the DT and redline cleaner shrimp. No fish.

Thanks in advance!

 

[StatelineReefer]

Spirorbid worms. Harmless, filter feeding, non-stinging, but annoying to clean off glass, acrylic, and overflows.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Common and a nuisance as they plant themselves everywhere.
Remove with an old credit card

 

[DSFa]

Spirorbid worms. Harmless, filter feeding, non-stinging, but annoying to clean off glass, acrylic, and overflows.

Got it thanks for the id!

 

[DSFa]

Common and a nuisance as they plant themselves everywhere.
Remove with an old credit card

Awesome thanks alot for the reads, Would a cleaner wrasse be able to feed off these in DT?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yuh

Awesome thanks alot for the reads, Would a cleaner wrasse be able to feed off these in DT?

No they wont. Scrape and remove.

 

[DSFa]

Yuh

No they wont. Scrape and remove.

Darn it, alright fair enough Thank you!

 

[chadg]

I'm getting something that looks very similar. They are starting to get all over my rock though! I don't know how I could scrap them off. They are getting everywhere! My great purple rock is going to turn all white... Is there anything else this could be or I can do? Thanks for any advise...

 

[chadg]

@StatelineReefer , do you think the pic I posted is also Spirorbid worms? Or do you think I have something else? Thanks!

 

[StatelineReefer]

That last picture isn't Spirorbids, but I'm not sure what it actually is.

It resembles a barnacle, do they open and fan out?

If not, it's just the shell they grow to attach to the substrate, and will eventually grow coralline algae over it.

 

[wmo168]

They will grow crazy on rocks. Horrible. Overflow piles. Pumps everywhere. How did you get it in there? Your tank is new