marine snow

[noodus]

i have a lot of "marine snow"... i mean it looks like snow it's covering the under belly of my rocks but not on the top.. is this a bad thing? should i clean the rock?

 

[seafan]

Do you have a cleanup crew, usually a couple of peppermint shrimps can do it.

 

[noodus]

huh? i have peppermint shrimps... and i do have a clean up crew... snails and crabs.. are they suppose to eat it?

 

[malkore]

if its organic, yes they should remove it over time.

or is it more of a hard, crusty white deposit?

 

[noodus]

looks like formations of snow... there are like snow flakes they look exactly like snowflakes,but only on the underneath of one big rock

 

[Fluff]

Could be some low light sponges growing.

 

[noodus]

really? i have a sponge in the tank already... that would be sweet. snowflakes turning into sponges? never heard of that. this is a great hobby...

 

[seafan]

No it is probably some q-tip sponges, the tips look alot like snow flakes. They usually mean you have alot of particulate matter in your water.

 

[noodus]

think it's a bad thing to a a small build up of this.. i mean should i try to do something about it or let it be?

 

[Fluff]

Q-tip sponges look like q-tips http://www.reef-aquarium.net/resources/livestock/critters/sponges.html
either one isn't anything to worry about.