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3. I dont remember the name- they are a filter feeder 4. A white encrusting sponge 5. A big bubble underneath a rock 6. Bleached corraline- Possibly cyanobacteria for the black growth 7. Live rock now- a dead coral 8. looks like a pink encrusting sponge to me 9. Spirorbidae worms- they are...

where in KC are you- i live in shawnee

just stoped actually-

blue striped mushroom-Discosoma striata

you know that mushrrom is wicked bang- :yes:

because soft corals use calcium too- some more than others, leather for example use a fair amount of calcium- but the reason why i ask is because you can add too much calcium and have negative effects on corals

Just thought id show you a cool pic of the largest known ostracod, Gigantocypris, it has been found to an inch in diameter, which, as you know, if massive. Sometime call seed shrimp as a common name

Bang Guy- Do ostracods contain more protein that the other pods? i was just wondering what make them better fare and how you know that. Was there a study done of the nutritional breakdown of pods. That would be cool

also- are they zoanthids or palythoas? Palythoa polyps contain palytoxin which i have read to be one of the most toxic natural poisons around, i have never died from it (obviously) but i have heard about its nasty effects, including death- so use caution

why do you want to kill them?

fire shrimp are active a little more at night- mabye thats your culprit

even thought not typical, some shrimp will eat soft corals- especially if they are underfed- it sounds like they are being eaten to me and the only thing i can think of that would eat both zoanthids and mushrooms would be the shrimp. Have you noticed any other larger predatory worms at night? or...

it usually only lasts for a week or less- also do you test your calcium and alkalinity before you dose those chemicals?

the pump is fine. but they often stop sweeping after you get them- i have been lucky and i have had one for 2 years and if functions perfectly and i have only cleaned it 4 or 5 times

a flat razor (window scraper) wont scrape galss as long as you dont use the corner only of the blade- it is the best tool

if you dont feed the shrimp on a semi regular basis i have seen cleaners eat zoanthids- i had one that ate about 5 polyps but after that lost its taste for them- i doubt that is it but i just thought id share. Do they just dissepear overnight from a healthy colony? I have heard of fire shrimp...

im not sure- i found that pic on this site from an older thread- but as far as aragalive- im not sure- there are a lot of sands that look like that that are sold dry

very welcome:)

good to hear- ill have to chect it out

nudge:)