spider web on live rock

DrNate · 03-10-2005, 08:37 PM

OK, I've already done a search on this and nothing seems to realy address it satisfactorily.....I've got what looks exactly like a spider web growing on some of the live rock I just bought about a week ago. What is it and what should I do about it. The live rock was already cured, bought from a LFS, was told just to "put it in" and was "already cured". Any thoughts?

Mike · 03-10-2005, 09:10 PM

Is it shaped like a web or does it look like long strands of thin silk. I have seen tube worms that secrete a silk like substance to catch particles of food in the water.

hope this helps

DrNate · 03-10-2005, 09:37 PM

hmm....looks more like a spider web....in fact, it looks exactly like a spider web...whitish blue hue.....spider web.

XBwlr · 03-10-2005, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DrNate

The live rock was already cured, bought from a LFS, was told just to "put it in" and was "already cured". Any thoughts?

You got any pics of it?
Probably just a little die off. Blow it away with a turkey baster.

I've got new rock in my 35 hex cycling... It's got die off on it, I'll see if I can get a clear pic.

XBwlr · 03-10-2005, 10:14 PM

I just took this pic...

Is this what it looks like?

If that's what it looks like, then your rock is just cycling. Not a big problem. If you get die off after you've had it in the tank for a few months, then something is wrong.

BoomerD · 03-11-2005, 01:37 AM

Could be the feeding strands of a vermetid snail, or from a spaghetti worm. Pics will make getting an ID much easier.

DrNate · 03-11-2005, 01:13 PM

Bwlr--

Yep, that's what it is! Thank you.....it's good to know it's not harmful.

03-10-2005, 08:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
DrNate Tunicate Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18 View Gallery Karma Komment	spider web on live rock OK, I've already done a search on this and nothing seems to realy address it satisfactorily.....I've got what looks exactly like a spider web growing on some of the live rock I just bought about a week ago. What is it and what should I do about it. The live rock was already cured, bought from a LFS, was told just to "put it in" and was "already cured". Any thoughts?

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Mike Star Polyps Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Everett, MA Posts: 150 View Gallery Karma Komment	Is it shaped like a web or does it look like long strands of thin silk. I have seen tube worms that secrete a silk like substance to catch particles of food in the water. hope this helps __________________

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XBwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kingston, Ohio Posts: 1,184 View Gallery Karma Komment	I just took this pic... Is this what it looks like? If that's what it looks like, then your rock is just cycling. Not a big problem. If you get die off after you've had it in the tank for a few months, then something is wrong. __________________ -Scott

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BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Could be the feeding strands of a vermetid snail, or from a spaghetti worm. Pics will make getting an ID much easier. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

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DrNate Tunicate Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18 View Gallery Karma Komment	hmm....looks more like a spider web....in fact, it looks exactly like a spider web...whitish blue hue.....spider web.

03-11-2005, 01:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
DrNate Tunicate Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18 View Gallery Karma Komment	Bwlr-- Yep, that's what it is! Thank you.....it's good to know it's not harmful.

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