growth on live rock, what the hell is it?
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timsedwards
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dont know about the spikes, can you post a picture?
Sure its not corralline algae?
Tim.
Sure its not corralline algae?
Tim.
overanalyzer
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sounds like foraminiferans - do a search - red spiky often mis-identified as red spiky corraline algea.
Your water quality has to be pretty good to get these - supposedly.
Your water quality has to be pretty good to get these - supposedly.
clarkiiboi
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Do your spikes look like small hardened tubes, about 1/8 inch long? I have these taking over, if disturbed they throw out a thin webbing. I believe the coraline has covered them and gives them the appearence of being purple. With that said, touch them--if it feels like a sponge (literally) then its most likely one, if hard then I would say no. With sponges, or at least the HH I have there is always an opening present (sometimes more than 1).
overanalyzer
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Originally posted by CSRobe02
Hey I have it too! lets solve the mystery of the red spikey bumps!!!!
as I said earlier:
sounds like foraminiferans - do a search - red spiky often mis-identified as red spiky corraline algea.
small critter - builds a red spiky shell - some species harvest algea inside the shell and use calci8um from the water column to continue building their home and making it larger .... generally a good sign ....
overanalyzer
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Originally posted by nolofinwe
um, I think Overanalyzer already did...
thanks - slooooooooow typing tonight .... man I was feeling like a high school teacher all over again:
No, kids - really I know what I'm talking about ...... no seriously - I do .... no really .... (begins banging head on the wall) .... no really - knowing how to read and research just may pay off in the long run ... no seriously ....
OK sorry - rant over. Just spent the past 2 hours doing a 35 gallon water change on my 140 .... need a bigger pump!!!
clarkiiboi
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ok, mine seems to be a different situation---got any ideas what I may have? These tubes are hard (I could, if I wanted to, break it off, but wont do that) They shoot out a webbing if disturbed (cleaning rocks, glass, ect.) 
overanalyzer
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most forams are far too small to see like the pics waterfaller posted (unless you got some good magnifiers handy). The easiest way to tell is if it feels like hard poky stuff .... and the color is notthe exact color of your coralline ....
I'd try and post a pic but my girls have been asleep since 8 and the tank is in their room - and none in my 140 that I can see ....
good luck. Cool looking stuff - they can compete for food (filter feeder so not sure how much food they can compete for ...) and calcium so some people remove them ....
I'd try and post a pic but my girls have been asleep since 8 and the tank is in their room - and none in my 140 that I can see ....
good luck. Cool looking stuff - they can compete for food (filter feeder so not sure how much food they can compete for ...) and calcium so some people remove them ....
overanalyzer
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Originally posted by nolofinwe
nevermind, He's obviously some kind of quack
Dude I am - seriously once you hit 2000+ QUotes they change automatically.
overanalyzer
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Originally posted by Melody
Where's my manners?
"Bigriv63 ~ Welcome to swf"
You are correct - WELCOME Bigriv63!!! Been a long couple of days ...
overanalyzer
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Originally posted by Melody
OA...LOL
Do they look like the smallest end of a toothpick? Not soft either. If so I've got bunches of them. Will take a picture when the tank 'wakes up'
Sounds just like 'em!! If you havea good camera it would be sweet if you got some nice close-ups of 'em!!
T
thomas712
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Nice Vermitid's melody.
No sure whats up with you guys tonight but here is a clue:
When you feel the presure then stop, gently clean the ear with the Q-tip, do not proceed further into the ear canal
No sure whats up with you guys tonight but here is a clue:
When you feel the presure then stop, gently clean the ear with the Q-tip, do not proceed further into the ear canal
T
thomas712
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Excuse my misspelling....Vermetid Snails
