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boy I'm getting less and less sure about this thing. It gets bigger every day! I wouldn't think it would be doing that if it were a dendronephthea.

anybody????

Well, not yet anyway. I am moving from a 55 to a 125 gallon tank and I just recently purchased a Kent Marine Nautilus EX 24" model as the primary protein skimmer. The skimmer is rated for 400 gallons (I think) but based on what I've read on this (and other) message boards., it will probably be...

I purchased this online a few days ago and it came to me by air yesterday. The bag it cam in smelled rotten. It looks like a few of the polyps will probably die. But more importantly, I paid $350 for it under the impression it was an Acan Lord. Which I don't think it really is. Anyone care...

Use the carbon if you like, but that will most definitely clear up on its own if you could be patient enough to wait it out (which is hard, I know).

If it looks like someone lightly shook a salt shaker on them, 99% sure its ich. Generally recommend quarantine and reduce salinity in the separate tank along with possible treat with copper but better do a search in the disease thread, I'm no expert on ich.

Yes, it sounds crude but it works. Remember, it's the mat you want to cut, not the polyps themselves. You can attach them to the new rock with superglue. It doesn't have to be a super hold since they will soon grow onto the new substrate. I have done this myself and it does work.

Is it brown? If so, its probably purging some zooxanthellae. If it has been fed it just might be the undigestibles...

yes, rhodactis can have a very variable appearance and the one posted on saltwaterfish.com is not terribly representative of the genus as a whole.

six line's are pretty peaceful. I had one with lots of ornamental shrimp for al ong time and he never bothered them.

probably is sinularia then. Capnella usually looks a little more feathery than that in my (albeit limited) experience.

Of course, it would also be awesome to have a definitive guide to anything in this hobby.

You know, all the corals we have been discussing some from the same family and it is really difficult to tell them apart sometimes. It would be awesome to have a definitive id guide to that family of corals.

clove polyps can come in just about any color. Ever see the bright purple solomon islands ones? They're gorgeous.

OR there may be someting more sinister hidden in your live rock (like maybe mantis).

Not at all. You could cut the matt and attach to another rock in your tank (I have done this) or you could spread rubble all around the rock they are on now and wait (it won't take long).

discosomas come in many different colors, most commonly shades of greem, brown, red and sometimes blue but other colors are common as well. Sometimes you can even get them in multicolored varities (ie striped).

whoa! look at the size of that colt! How big was it when you got it?

It's a matter of opinion (like most things) but when your cycle is complete and before you add livestock it might be nice to have the temp a little higher.

yes #1 and 3 are actinodiscus (or discosoma depending on who you talk to) and #2 is likely rhodactis.