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Unread 02/10/2008, 09:05 PM   #1
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coral help

hi

i notice these strange white things on the bottom on two of my corals

here are pics ( circle in blue)


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any idea what they are?

i havent tested my water parameter this week, but i just did a water change last week and when i tested last week all were zip

cal ~ 400
mag ~ 1300
alk ~ 9.1
Salinity ~ 1.025

and for flow i have 2 maxijet (900) and a mag 3

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Unread 02/10/2008, 09:09 PM   #2
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also what is that on the zoo (the stringy stuff)


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Unread 02/10/2008, 09:10 PM   #3
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The pipe looking stuff looks like sponge trying to get food to me.


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Unread 02/10/2008, 09:30 PM   #4
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I second the sponge. I have some growing under some of my corals. Don't know about the stringy stuff.


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Unread 02/10/2008, 09:31 PM   #5
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really? are the good or bad?

when i bought the corals there was noting there

can it be there no flow around that area? i notice alot growing b4, when i move the corals elsewhere, some disappear,

my flow total is 290+ 290 + 300 ~ 880 ish


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