White things growing on coral frags

kalebos · Mar 15, 2021

I have these white dots that I guess I would say look like mini barnacles growing on some of my coral frags. Any idea what these are and if they are something to be worried about. Everything seems to be thriving right now. I just a little worried because as you can see in the second photo they seem like they are growing on top of my raidoactive dragon eye frag.

kalebos · Mar 15, 2021

I forgot to mention I do see a few spots of these things on my live rock as well.

Jedi Knghit · Mar 15, 2021

Spirorbid Worm -

Very common neutral hitchhiker. These guys are most commonly found in overflows, and high flow areas of your sump. Can multiply very quickly and have been rumored to disrupt equipment such as pumps. Nutrient control keeps their numbers in check.

What is that!! A R2R guide to common new tank hitchhikers.

One of the greatest things about starting a reef tank is getting your live rock in and admiring all the diversity within it. The rock comes to life different creatures. This is a guide that I, along with a very well known critter identifier @KJ , have put together for the new reefer on what...

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kalebos · Mar 15, 2021

Jedi Knghit said:
Spirorbid Worm -

Very common neutral hitchhiker. These guys are most commonly found in overflows, and high flow areas of your sump. Can multiply very quickly and have been rumored to disrupt equipment such as pumps. Nutrient control keeps their numbers in check.

What is that!! A R2R guide to common new tank hitchhikers.

One of the greatest things about starting a reef tank is getting your live rock in and admiring all the diversity within it. The rock comes to life different creatures. This is a guide that I, along with a very well known critter identifier @KJ , have put together for the new reefer on what...

www.reef2reef.com

Thanks a bunch! Any idea if I be concerned of the ones growing on zoas or does it not matter?