LRs & Corals giving out slime

[marinehobbist]

I notice today that my LRs and Corals are giving out slime quite vigorously. This process lasted for about 4 hrs then finally slowed down. What's happening? Are some corals stinging each other? I've attached a picture of it.

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Edited January 27, 2004 by Rumor

[marinehobbist]

I notice today that my LRs and Corals are giving out slime quite vigorously. This process lasted for about 4 hrs then finally slowed down. What's happening? Are some corals stinging each other? I've attached a picture of it.

* oversized picture has been removed, please resize and repost

* topic moved to appropriate category

Apologies for such large picture. First timer!

Already resized. Hope this will do.

[berrykin]

Same here.. i also got this slime thing whenever change water etc....

[Achilles Tang]

Those are mucus nets used to capture plankton and stuff.

There are creatures burrowed inside LR and some corals... which do that.

Do you see two spikes on top of their heads as they peek out of their holes? It looks like a tubeworm entrance.

These are actually vermetid snails, a gastropod and not a worm.

[Achilles Tang]

Check out this link vermetid snails

[porc]

yeah... i got it too in my tank... and i stir the water to get rid of it (like swiping spiderwebs)... so are these creatures good or bad?

[Achilles Tang]

They are harmless but their mucus webs are very irritating.

I have some in my tank and they irritate my SPS corals when the webs wrap around them.

You can superglue them in but they may bore out the other side of the rock/coral.

[porc]

you mean just take the LR out of water and superglue the hole? I assume then that normal superglue is not toxic to the tank? Or is there aquarium superglue too? Always wondered but couldn't find the answer.

[Achilles Tang]

You can do that or just insert the whole superglue tube into the water and glue their entrance holes.

Superglue (Cyanoacrylate) surprisingly is non-toxic in saltwater.