looks like a little white branch

[latsyrc]

Hey, so tank is still newish (4-5 months), and things are getting settled. Algae is growin a bit, and there are a few little tree looking things. They are white, 1/2 to 3/4" and growing, but they are not like anything I have seen so far on this or xtal, or a few other sites. They are very thin, a bit wider than a thread, and the "trunk" is visually and obviously thicker than the rest. I am just curious as to what they might be. They look pretty neat.
~Crystal

 

[TimSchmidt]

This? If so look up hydroid.

 

[latsyrc]

Hey Tim, who sneezed in your tank?!? No, not anything like that. But thanks though. When I said it looked like a tree, I should have said a branch. It has a thicker base (like a trunk), and about 3 or 4 little branches (thin as a piece if thread). They don't seem to move or sway in the current. BUT.......... today, I saw that one of them doesn't have as long of "branches" anymore.
Keep in mind that the total length of these things is about 3/4".... I will try to get a picture.

 

[mrfipp]

It could be a form of sponge...? pic would help.

 

[latsyrc]

well, they are all gone now.... pretty weird, huh? But I am happy to say that our dusters are growing quite well.

 

[djconn]

Yeah, I'd say perhaps sponges of some kind...a sign of a healthy tank usually. :mrgreen: