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03-07-2008, 05:54 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indiana Age: 21
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 |  What this on my live rock?
I just got a couple new pieces of live rock that are about 8 lbs. a piece. One of them looks like it has tiny feather dusters all over it probably about 7 or 8 of them. I just wanted to ask you guys to make sure that's what they are and not something bad. They are pretty tiny so the picture I posted has one right in the center of the picture. Thanks for the help ~Jamie~ 100_2562.jpg - Image - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting | 
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03-07-2008, 05:58 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Filter feeders, small feather dusters. real safe. you'll be seeing more of those in time. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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03-07-2008, 06:03 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indiana Age: 21
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oh cool. I just set up the tank a little over a week ago and my lfs had some rock in the back that he said he would sell me for $4 per lb b/c it didn't have any purple algae on it and when I got it home it had those on it. I already have a few pieces that are covered in purple algae and I have been adding purple up so I figured it was a good deal. | |
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03-07-2008, 06:09 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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I love freebies. I bought a LR once and it had a nice size green star polyps on it, you should see it now! | |
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03-07-2008, 06:13 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Florida Age: 42
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Funny you should say that. I just bought a nice green star polyp covered rock, and when I took it out of the bag, there was a huge snail on it. He's my newest hitchhiker. Then, when the lights went out and I was observing the purple mat on the closed-up star polyp rock, I saw about a half-dozen brittle stars.
That's one great thing about LR and coral additions. They almost always come with something free! Ain't reef life grand. . .
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90G display tank. Kent Phos Reactor running carbon and ROWAPhos, Coralife 225 Skimmer, Typhoon 5 Stage RO/DI, 20 Gal Sump/Refugium with Chaeto/Caulerpa lit opposite daylight cycle. Coralife 2x150MH, 14K + 2x96W PC Actinics, Ecotech Vortech propeller pump, Hydor Koralia #2. | 
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03-07-2008, 06:42 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indiana Age: 21
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Freebies are great! | |
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03-08-2008, 06:26 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai, India Age: 38
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Lucky you all! My wife and I gaze at our tank looking for life on th LR....tank is a month old and showing us just coralline!!! I hate to think I might not see any " self growth" here!!! Anyone has any consoling thoughts to share??? _________ 90 gallon Reef tank. LR 176lbs, Two percula Clowns, two Blue Damsels, One Tomato clown, One regal Blue Tang Skimmer, RO, 2X150 MH at 14K, 4powerheads,2 dolphin 2300gph each, 2 canister filters, Undergravel filter http://aquariumwaters.blogspot.com/ | |
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03-08-2008, 07:26 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Originally Posted by zubinmajor  Lucky you all! My wife and I gaze at our tank looking for life on th LR....tank is a month old and showing us just coralline!!! I hate to think I might not see any " self growth" here!!! Anyone has any consoling thoughts to share??? | Your tank is only one month old, not much to expect. Remember that Rome wasnt build in a day. You will see some new things soon enough. Your breaking the reefers number one rule, Patience. | |
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03-08-2008, 07:28 AM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, MI Age: 17
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haha in the famous words of tangster or was it omard i dunno it was one of these people "go slow let it grow" | |
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03-08-2008, 07:45 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Originally Posted by Godbert haha in the famous words of tangster or was it omard i dunno it was one of these people "go slow let it grow" | Ditto, but I just wanted to change the sayings around.  | |
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