white slime patch on sand?

[eaglelox]

is this something i should remove or some kind of egg spurm snail/crab thing.or do i have the thing in my tank morphing in to some reefer eating monster thats bent on destroying the world.gosh hope not.dono,if anyone might know please let me know.thankyou much.

[horge]

Is it opaque white or translucent?
Is it blobbish or sheet-like or chalky or smearish?

Those sort of characteristics might help determine whether you have egg masses, plain old death-rot (from something buried in the sand), shedded mucus, or something else.

If I wanted to play it safe, I'd try to very carefully siphon a bit of the white 'slime' out, and sniff it for the stench of death. If it smells like a dead rat or a rotting fish --bingo, you may have to siphon most of it out to avoid a nutrient spike.

Keep in mind, lots of creatures can slough off mucus sheets and other coatings, and you may have something that benign on your hands.

Hope you can give a more detailed descrip, or better yet, a focused pic.


horge

[eaglelox]

it is white opaque and like snot, all wavy with water curents.about the size of a 50 cent peice.

[horge]

Sounds like rot, with an opportunistic biofilm feeding on it. I'd probably siphon it out gently and carefully.

Though, you could also wait and see if your tank can self-correct.

Hang in there.

[MontanaRocknReefer]

eaglelox: I have seen that film covering on a small dead fish I had in my tank a few months ago and carefully removed it and everything was fine. Johnny

[eaglelox]

the area is not as thick today.i think it is receding.thanks Horge.

[eaglelox]

small ammonia spike but every thing else looks good.i belive i will leave it and let the tank fix on its own.thanks everybody.