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10-14-2008, 05:51 AM
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Such a thing as an invisible spider in my tank making a web???
Ok so I have this piece of live rock, and this hole in it, about the size of an eraser on the back of a pencil.
And it shots out this silk white like web stings, and they attach to near by corals. (and drives me crazy I don’t like the stuff – should I plug the hole?) Is it good or bad? Do you guys know what I’m talking about, if not I will post a photo. 
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#2
10-14-2008, 05:59 AM
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Odds are pretty good we're talking about a vermetid snail (stationary). Look for a tubeworm like growth on the rock near to where the web comes from. Try a search on "vermetid" and see how it compares.
They'll spread like mad in a tank (you think "one" of them drives you crazy ...  ). You can epoxy over them or try jabbing them with a screwdriver or something... or snip them off with side cutters but be sure to cut as close to the base as possible as they can retreat a fair bit into their tube and if you don't get the snail itself then all you do is give it a haircut (so to speak).
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10-14-2008, 06:07 AM
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Heres an article from Reefkeeping about vermetid.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rs/index.php
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