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Old 01-22-2008, 08:44 AM
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hey fellow aquarists...... set up my rsm 7 mos ago it was doin great have many soft corals,flowerpot, button polyps,clove,zenia,star polyp,toadstool,candycane ,mushrooms,colt leather,zoos, hammer/frogspawn combo, a clam,anenome, mated percula clowns,flame angel,orange tail damsel and a canary wrasse. 35 lbs of lr 20 lbs ls. every thing seemed to be thriving, then recently i've noticed sand or dust like stuff on a few of my solf corals anchor rocks and on the glass in proximity, it seems to be killing my clove and button polyps, can anyone tell me what this is and how to rid my tank of it? first i thought i was my canary strring up when she buries herself, but not now.
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Old 01-22-2008, 10:17 AM
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Default Re: dust or sandlike stuff on polyps

Lisa,
Could you post a pic?
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Old 01-22-2008, 08:37 PM
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Default Re: dust or sandlike stuff on polyps

ok ..... well tried to download some pics but the size is to big this forum...sorry
if you can think of another way for me to get pics to you let me know thanks
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