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[DJE]

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I just noticed this in my sump/refugium and have no idea what it is. It looks like some sort of hairy sponge with a tube sticking out and looks like it is filtering. Do you guys have any ideas as to what this is? Should I be removing it?
Sorry for the bad picture.

 

[scotty]

spaghetti worms? if so completely harmless.

 

[DJE]

Thanks Scott that was helpful and I was able to find some pics and info online. Thank god these things are in my sump and not the main tank cause those things are ugly.

 

[ColaAddict]

How did they get into your sump? They must have come from your main tank. They usually hide within the rockwork or sand, so if you have a bunch in your tank, you probably just haven't looked hard enough. spaghetti worms are a great part of your clean up crew though.

 

[DJE]

Ok I will look in my main tank tonight but it is really really visible in the sump. The strange thing is that they are in the first chamber of my Proflex 2 which has to flow thru 2 filter socks and none noticeable in the second or third chamber yet.
Thanks Nino!

 

[DJE]

So I didn't see any in the main tank but Im sure there could be some, i just didn't notice them and I spent at least 10min just searching for them. Could it be that some of the fishes find them tasty that's why I can see any?

Yellow Tang - Blue Hippo Tang - Blue Mandarin
PR/ Golden Head Sleeper Goby -PR/ Clowns

 

[ColaAddict]

I'm sure they are just like bristle worms, where they either hide within the rocks or within the sand. You might see them crawling around at night. I don't know where else the ones in your sump could have originated other than your display tank, maybe their eggs are small enough to pass through your sock filters.