white powder growing?

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  1. fays88

    fays88 Spaghetti Worm

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    hei guys...
    my live rocks seems to get "white powder" thingy on the top...
    wat is it? all parameters are fine...fish and corals are both fine...
    cheers
     
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  2. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    Its underwater cocaine.
     
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  4. andrew71583

    andrew71583 Plankton

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    hmmmmmm
     
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  5. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Hi Fays
    its probably just dust, grindings from the rock, due to invert activity? do you have snails, crabs etc

    it may even be baby snails -

    pictures as always would help
     
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  6. 50JumpChump

    50JumpChump Flamingo Tongue

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    Pic please!!!! It sounds like what I have in my tank! I was watching mine (which looks like a mini sand slide) it is comming from some sort of worm or invert in the LR. Pretty cool to see the different tag-alongs go to work. But could tell if I saw a pic, Thanks 50JumpChump
     
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  7. trelane

    trelane Peppermint Shrimp

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    What's your calc level, might be calc precipitating.
     
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  8. fays88

    fays88 Spaghetti Worm

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    i dnt hav ne inverts... dat i no of....
    and trelane i dnt chek my calcium level... i jst used iodine and trace elements supplements...
     
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  9. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    what type of tank do you have Fish only or reef.
    if you have FO you shouldn't need to dose regularly. do you do water changes?
     
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  10. fays88

    fays88 Spaghetti Worm

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    i have two tangs, 2 soft coral and live rock... and i jst purchased a plate coral long tentacles todai... so from now on im gona hv to put calcium ryt?
    yep i do 20 percent bi weekly....
     
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