Feather Dusters are smoking.

mystikdragon7 · 09/18/2006, 11:35 AM

When I looked at my tank earlier this morning when the lights were still off, I noticed that it looked cloudy. I grabbed my flashlight and I spotted my feather dusters puffing out smoke like stuff. I can't remember if that's good or bad. Are they spawning or is it something else?

gobind · 09/18/2006, 11:46 AM

Yes they are spawing.

WinkeyWoneye · 09/18/2006, 11:46 AM

I had a large Hawaiian (brown ones) that popped his crown, 20 minutes later a nasty as could be brown liquid was pouring from it. Shortly after that it crawled comepletly out of the tube flailed around on the substrate for a bit than croaked. I quickly took it out after watching it happen. I didnt want the cleanup crew to start picking at it and make the mess worse. I have never seen another one spew since than. But as for spewing a whitish-cloudy matter, havent ever seen that so cant really help there. Good luck with it

Mrs.kbmdale · 09/18/2006, 11:56 AM

I've never seen or heard of this happening, but common sense tells me that since cloudy white stuff coming from a coral or invert usually means spawning, then my vote is for spawning

Good Luck and Happy Reefing!
Brianna

PS. Winkey Woneye, that happened because it starved to death.

09/18/2006, 11:35 AM	#1
mystikdragon7 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mill Creek, WA Posts: 1,051	Feather Dusters are smoking. When I looked at my tank earlier this morning when the lights were still off, I noticed that it looked cloudy. I grabbed my flashlight and I spotted my feather dusters puffing out smoke like stuff. I can't remember if that's good or bad. Are they spawning or is it something else? __________________ Patience is a vitrue Current Tank Info: 60gal reef, 2 175 watt MH, 2 95 watt VHO Actinics, 20 gal sump; 30gal FOWLR, pair of B&W baby perculas

09/18/2006, 11:46 AM	#3
WinkeyWoneye Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Albany, New York Posts: 318	I had a large Hawaiian (brown ones) that popped his crown, 20 minutes later a nasty as could be brown liquid was pouring from it. Shortly after that it crawled comepletly out of the tube flailed around on the substrate for a bit than croaked. I quickly took it out after watching it happen. I didnt want the cleanup crew to start picking at it and make the mess worse. I have never seen another one spew since than. But as for spewing a whitish-cloudy matter, havent ever seen that so cant really help there. Good luck with it __________________ CDMAS I suffer from REEFER MADNESS!! Current Tank Info: Oceanic RR 72g Bowfront w/ 20g sump/fuge. Euro-reef CS6-1 skimmer w/gate valve mod. Have a couple SPS corals, many ricordia, zoa's, mushrooms, softies, LPS, and a Rock/flower anemone.

09/18/2006, 11:56 AM	#4
Mrs.kbmdale Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pulaski, Tn Posts: 808	I've never seen or heard of this happening, but common sense tells me that since cloudy white stuff coming from a coral or invert usually means spawning, then my vote is for spawning Good Luck and Happy Reefing! Brianna PS. Winkey Woneye, that happened because it starved to death. __________________ Happpy Reefing (: Brianna :) Live, Love & Laugh like there's no tomorrow, otherwise, you miss today!

09/18/2006, 11:46 AM	#2
gobind Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: london Posts: 89	Yes they are spawing.