snow flakes every where ?

[scotty b]

I have a bunch of snow flake like things growing in my tank.
Any ideas on what they could be?
they are tiny 1/4 the size of a pencil eraser and white
they dont appear to be a tube worm

 

[Balz3352]

Pic would help do they look like little starfish?

 

[scotty b]

my camera is to pore quality to get a viable photo, they look like a snowflake on a stem
after some reading the seem to be Blue Snowflake" polyps , but white colored

 

[ReeferMatt]

Hmmm... do they look like any of these, top row far right? http://reefcorner.com/reef-database-index/hitchhiker-index/fan-worm/

 

[SynDen]

Sound like cloves, do they look like this http://www.aquariumdomain.com/viewCoralSpecies.php?coral_id=12

 

[scotty b]

@synden looks like that only less full looking if that makes sense .
are they considered a pest ? they are popping up all over

 

[SynDen]

Well they can grow out in large mats, but they are fairly passive. Like xenia they are considered a pest by some just because they can grow fast and in large colonies, but xenia can grow much larger polyps and be a bit more of a nuisance.
Honestly I like the clove corals, they can be very pretty and dont harm other corals. They can however grow to a point where they can take over a small tank in a short amount of time, so really up to you whether you want them or not. I would prolly just try and contain them to one area and try and frag them off of the places that you dont want them.
Of course that it is if they are actually cloves. A pic of them would help to be sure that is actually what you have