Small White Spots all over my glass, look like Snails maybe.

[quicklynx]

Hey Everyone!

All these little white spots have appeared all over the glass of my tank. I'm not sure what they are but they don't seem to move. They are also very hard to peel off the glass. I rub my finger nail across them and it's like they are stuck to it. the only other trait I can describe them by is that they are coiled up. Not like a snake coils up, more like they are rolled up into a snail shell pattern.

Should I be worried from these things? Sorry about the quality of the pic, it's the best I could do.

 

[mcentire1123]

Harmless filter feeder.

 

[quicklynx]

Good to know! Is there anyway to get rid of them? They are a little annoying as they make my tank look dirty. Would scraping them off into the sandbed be the best bet, or would something like a 6 line wrasse take care of them?

Thanks

 

[jpsika08]

Scrape them off, they will come back though but it's part of the cleaning maintenance.

 

[catran]

Just use your mag float or, if they stick, scrape them like Juan said.

 

[Reefmack]

Melevsreef.com - Spirorbid Worms

 

[quicklynx]

Thank you so much everyone for your amazing help! I'll have to use melevsreef.com more often. Everytime I tried to google search "white spots aquarium" "spiral white small saltwater" or anything similar, I just got pages of information on Ich. I know what that is, haha.

Thanks again!

 

[Reefmack]

My favorite place to search. Not everything is in it, but most of the common ones are:

Melev's Reef - Visual Identification

Good sites here too:

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/reef-hitchhiker-id/33054-helpful-hitchhiker-id-sites.html