There is white slimey stuff in my sump

Ursula

Ursula

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Any idea what it could be?
 
Have you recently introduced any new LR to your system? What are your water parameters?
 
Just tested it:

pH=8.2
sal=1.24
temp=80
NO2=0.05 on one test, zero on Salifert
NH3=0
NO3=10

I finally crawled under the thing with a flashlight, and I think I have critters in there. The picture sucks, sorry:
[img=http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4006/dsc02399013bh7.th.jpg]

Are those "bugs" or glass anemones/aiptasia? :shudder:

I had assumed they were bugs, but maybe not. The bodies are "fuzzy" not many tentacles. They were all over the back wall of my tank, and I think I scrubbed them off (that's why they are in my sump :wall: ).

If they are aiptasia: Can I put a few hermits in the sump to take care of them? I actually have two sumps, and they seem to have inhabited both of them. My main tank looks to be pretty clear.

Help! Sorry so many questions in so many days...
 
Can't really tell much from the pic, but if the things are "bugs" then i'd presume they are pods. Do they crawl about?
 
I agree that those are probably copepods. If so, there is nothing to worry about. I can not tell from the pics though.
 
I'll try to get a few better pics this afternoon during the daylight.

Thanks.
 
I got some better pictures today. I don't notice that they move, and they are usually attached to something. They have a fat, kind of fuzzy looking body with short tentacles at the top:


[img=http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2552/dsc02414008li2.th.jpg]

[img=http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9123/dsc02415009ua8.th.jpg]

[img=http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/6778/dsc02420014qb3.th.jpg]

I couldn't get any shots of the slimey stuff. It's mostly floating on the surface, and I would not have even noticed it except that I dip into my sump to get my water for testing. It looks kind of like the eggwhite that comes out of an egg when one breaks in boiling water.

I looked, and there don't seem to be many of these buggers in my main tank. Do I assume something up there is eating them? Would you toss a few hermits in your sump and see if they'll eat them?
 
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