creatures in filter

scooter1983 · 02-22-2009, 10:22 PM

Hello! I've had my small (26 gal) reef tank set up for about 7 months now, and I'm loving it! Today, I was cleaning out my canister filter, and came to find hundreds of little "rice-like" bodies growing all over the inside of the filter. They're not in my tank itself. They're attached at one end to the walls and my bio-media; possibly tunicates? They're just white, most of them the size of a grain of rice, some a bit bigger. Any ideas? Thanks!

rmlevasseur · 02-22-2009, 10:32 PM

spongebob squarepants

jnohs · 02-22-2009, 10:33 PM

he lives in a pinapple under the sea.........
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. SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS!!!

Dentoid · 02-22-2009, 10:37 PM

Welcome Scooter! It could be a multitude of things. A picture would help us to identify it correctly. Google "pineapple sponge" and see if that's your

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ZAPCOnj · 02-22-2009, 10:45 PM

do they look like this:

BigAl07 · 02-22-2009, 10:52 PM

Hello

and welcome

new reefer 03 · 02-22-2009, 11:15 PM

sounds like copecods, or how ever you spell them. heres some of mine. i poicked them out of my filter.

Dentoid · 02-22-2009, 11:16 PM

Feed those to your fish!

rmlevasseur · 02-22-2009, 11:29 PM

I suddenly have an urge for cocktail sauce

DStaelens · 02-23-2009, 12:14 AM

That is wild, I was just going to post a question about the same exact thing. They're only in my corner overflows, and down in my sump, just covering things. Nothing in the main tank though, and they look exactly like your picture, with varying sizes from longer and skinnier to short and fat like that one.

reefer4200 · 02-23-2009, 12:27 AM

they are amphipods, copepods, and or brine shrimp. Also, i was curious to know if there were Any suggestions on how to catch them from in the fuge so i can feed in my display? I mean i guess i could pick them out but thats a PITA...any ideas?

BigJay · 02-23-2009, 12:55 AM

yup.. cut some filter sponge lay it in your fuge tank and blast the tank with tons of light. The pods will migrate into the sponge material for safety. Or you can just leave the sponge material in there permanantly
Best to cut it in small squares so you can just pull one out and shake it in the tank and watch your fish go nuts!

scooter1983 · 02-23-2009, 11:22 PM

Thanks for the advice! Finally got a picture of one, does look like pineapple/q-tip sponges, so I'll just let them be.

02-22-2009, 10:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
scooter1983 Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2 View Gallery Karma Komment	creatures in filter Hello! I've had my small (26 gal) reef tank set up for about 7 months now, and I'm loving it! Today, I was cleaning out my canister filter, and came to find hundreds of little "rice-like" bodies growing all over the inside of the filter. They're not in my tank itself. They're attached at one end to the walls and my bio-media; possibly tunicates? They're just white, most of them the size of a grain of rice, some a bit bigger. Any ideas? Thanks!

02-22-2009, 10:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
rmlevasseur Acropora Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,849 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: creatures in filter spongebob squarepants __________________ Robert http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ufas-tank.html

02-22-2009, 10:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
jnohs Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: copiague long island Posts: 699 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: creatures in filter he lives in a pinapple under the sea......... . . . . . SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS!!! __________________ GO SLOW

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ZAPCOnj Yes that's me. Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: East of reality Posts: 1,590 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: creatures in filter do they look like this: __________________ My 40 gal Reef...

02-22-2009, 10:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: creatures in filter Hello and welcome __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

02-22-2009, 11:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
rmlevasseur Acropora Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,849 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: creatures in filter I suddenly have an urge for cocktail sauce __________________ Robert http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ufas-tank.html

02-23-2009, 12:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
DStaelens Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Madison NY Posts: 11 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: creatures in filter That is wild, I was just going to post a question about the same exact thing. They're only in my corner overflows, and down in my sump, just covering things. Nothing in the main tank though, and they look exactly like your picture, with varying sizes from longer and skinnier to short and fat like that one.

02-23-2009, 12:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
reefer4200 Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BG, IL Posts: 1,000 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: creatures in filter they are amphipods, copepods, and or brine shrimp. Also, i was curious to know if there were Any suggestions on how to catch them from in the fuge so i can feed in my display? I mean i guess i could pick them out but thats a PITA...any ideas?

02-23-2009, 12:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
BigJay Golden Moray Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,551 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: creatures in filter yup.. cut some filter sponge lay it in your fuge tank and blast the tank with tons of light. The pods will migrate into the sponge material for safety. Or you can just leave the sponge material in there permanantly Best to cut it in small squares so you can just pull one out and shake it in the tank and watch your fish go nuts! __________________ Reefing off and on since '92 BigJay's Oceanic 90g bowfront chronicle See my pyrex products and target feeders here

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