White Spots on Coralline

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  1. DavidTurner

    DavidTurner Feather Duster

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    I am seeing white spots on coralline. The lighting did change in the aquarium. I read white coralline is dead coralline but I am not sure about this.

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  2. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    is it along the edges? if so, its new coraline growing and spreading , if its in the middle , its more than likely turning into a "bump" . sorry for the improper terminology.
     
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  3. invert phil

    invert phil Millepora

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    My blue legged hermit does this to my coralline, he ocassionally grazes on it and causes spots and scratch marks where he has been.
     
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  4. liegeofinveracity

    liegeofinveracity Coral Banded Shrimp

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    temperature changes can do this also
     
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  5. szrazzt

    szrazzt Purple Spiny Lobster

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    small starfish can do this also.
     
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  6. DavidTurner

    DavidTurner Feather Duster

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    They are pretty consistent and perfect dots on the entire live rock piece, I don't think it is invert related in my case.
     
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