build up of white specs?

[8965]

on the back right hand side of my tank i have hard white specs or mounts forming on my glass. what could this be. with my fingernail i can scrape them off but i have no idea what they are. they are concentrated in a very specific area of my tank?

 

[phases99]

If they look like tiny calcified round shells they are Spirorbid worms. If you look closely with a magnifying glass you will see a little feather head sticking out. They are just filter feeders and nothing to worry about.

 

[KMyers18]

Is there a way to get rid of them? Cuz i got them real bad. Very ugly IMO

 

[phases99]

Not that I know of. All filter feeder populations will increase or decrease based upon the organics in the tank. If they don't have enough to eat they will die off.

 

[quarryshark]

Ypu, they are worns. You can scrape them, but they are a natural part of you ecosystem. No harm at all.