Brown stuff

[Dhiy]

There is a huge pile of little pieces of brown stuff in my sand and was wondering what it is. It looks like poop but I only have a cleaner shrimp and a firefish goby. I also have a cuc I bought from reefcleaners. My tank is 55g. I would appreciate your guys help. The second pic is a close up.

 

[Gregcoyote]

I think it is CUC poop. They process the sand thru their simple digestive system and leave behind little tubes of mostly compressed sand.

 

[Hinds04]

How old is the tank?

 

[Dhiy]

It is around 2 months old. It might be their poop cuz they r a cylinder shape lol.

 

[Hinds04]

Maybe, that just seems like a lot

 

[Greenmaster]

Do you have Turbo Snails? It looks like Turbo Snail poop to me.

 

[Gregcoyote]

In the wild, the sea cucumbers get several feet long and process a lot of sand. Since it doesn't remain inside them very long, they process a lot. Even little ones.

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

... I also have a cuc I bought from reefcleaners. ...

Do you mean "cuc", like "clean up crew". Or "cuc", like "sea cucumber"?

 

[Greenmaster]

In the wild, the sea cucumbers get several feet long and process a lot of sand. Since it doesn't remain inside them very long, they process a lot. Even little ones.

The droppings don't look like compacted sand to me they look like Tubo Snail...

 

[Dhiy]

I think I have like 3-5 turbo snails. And when I said cuc I mean clean up crew. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Greenmaster]

Ya I would pretty much guarantee that its the snails.

 

[Dhiy]

Thanks!

 

[Gregcoyote]

Sorry, when I hear cuc, I assumed a sea cucumber.