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05-15-2007, 10:37 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Milwaukee Age: 28
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 |  I am still learning
2 questions about my tank.
Today I had an outbreak (thousands) of little white.... things... crawling around my glass inside the tank. They are about the size of a grain of fine sand but are obviously crawling. I tried to get a picture but you really cant see anything. What could these be????
2nd, I bought a Mushroom frag from my lfs as my first coral addition. There were 2 polyps on the frag. I have seen multiple ???baby polyps??? show up overnight and then dissapear as quickly. Now one of my ployps detatched from its rock (actualy a clam shell top) and is now looking healthier than ever on one of my pieces of live rock. I thought polyp detatchment was dangerous for coral.
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05-15-2007, 10:53 PM
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| | Sailfin Tang
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
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copepods
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05-16-2007, 01:53 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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I just hope they are pods in your case as curt pointed out. There is all kinds of lil bugs out there, a few are good, a lot are bad. The more common ones however are good. _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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05-16-2007, 02:17 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Welcome to 3reef. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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05-16-2007, 03:25 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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Welcome to 3reef!!!
Mushrooms you will find out do this all the time as a way of finding a better place to live also, they reproduce this way as well by leaving one place and moving to another, but in so doing this, they leave a litttle piece of them behind to grow to a complete daughter mushroom!!! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
"IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING...IT'S ME"  jb  | |
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05-16-2007, 03:32 AM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada
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05-16-2007, 04:16 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Milwaukee Age: 28
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Its amazing, all the things I did not purchase for my tank, flourishing. Each time I turn on the lights I find new things. Thus I have more brain picking to do.
I found something making "spider webs" over a small span between 2 rocks. I have seen something like this at my lfs but I am clueless on what it is. It looks attached to my live rock like a coral but it also appears to have snail like tenticles.
I found a bad anemone I saw in an earlier post today. I do not want to add detrimental chemicals to my tank. Is there anything that eats these that would get along with 2 maroon clowns, a basic cleaning crew and a coral banded shrimp?
Finaly, I am just happy so I am posting it. I have a collection of about 30 Zoanthids growing on the first piece of live rock I bought to start cycling my tank 2 months ago. Yay for getting more than I paid for!!
P.S. I just wanted to say thanks to those have replied to my many other posts. Coral Reefer and Inwall particularly. Someday I will be more knowledgable and will be able to help other newcomers. There is no Hobby I know of quite like this one.
I think I will set up a 20g nano in my restaurant. I think the kids might like seeing "nemo" in person. | |
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05-16-2007, 06:21 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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05-16-2007, 06:34 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Originally Posted by mad_kangaroo  I found something making "spider webs" over a small span between 2 rocks. I have seen something like this at my lfs but I am clueless on what it is. It looks attached to my live rock like a coral but it also appears to have snail like tenticles. | The spider webs sound like a vermetid snail. | |
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05-16-2007, 09:00 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Originally Posted by mad_kangaroo d
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I think I will set up a 20g nano in my restaurant. I think the kids might like seeing "nemo" in person. | Make sure your nano has a secure cover and out of the way of small fingers. Some little one may think "nemo" might like some extra food, or worse, throw in a coin containing copper...
Anyway is a great idea. Am thinking of turning my QT tank into a nano --- that way I will be forced into self-promise "NO MORE FISH" - which I have broken a couple times already. (except for the ones going in nano  ) _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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