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Thanks! Thats what I initially thought, but my googling was only showing me the nem style like aiptasia. They look exactly like the second pic in the BRS link. I wish I knew how they got there as I have had that little rock for a decade with no signs and nothing added to the tank in years.

Hi, I had a crash a month or so back. The tank is stabilizing but experiencing a bubble algae and cyano outbreak. When looking at the tank today I noticed a pest coral on some rock. I can't remember the name of these and my Googlefu is letting me down. It's the little ones on the left of the rock. Zoas are there for scale.

This is what they look like today after 10-15 gallon water changes every other day. They are just melting. That toadstool used to go all the way across my 40 breeder. I even sucked up a bunch of the sinularia during the last 2 water changes. Salvageable or should I just take the rocks and coral out?

I highly doubt it. They have not left the center rock formation in many years and the nero is up high on the glass. The way the skimmer is going and the algea covering the glass so quickly, it does point to a death though. I unfortunately don't have an ammonia test. I will pick one up. Thanks! I am mixing 10g now but will add another 5 and start filtering more for tomorrow. That's a good point about replacing with saltwater. The ato had been clicking on more with how much skimmate its been pulling. The bucket is a good idea too.

I woke up Friday to my living room smelling like the beach and my skimmer overflowing. Everything in my 40b was closed up and all my leathers shedding bad. Anemones were all splitting. I did a 5g water change and added carbon. Saturday things were worse and the leathers looked like they were melting and my skimmer is overflowing. Things have been getting worse all week. The nems are pale and pretty little. Everything else is still closed up even the zoas and palys. Sps are dead. Temp is 78 Salinity is 1.024 Alk is high at 13.5 after the water changes. I am making another 10g of water now. Is there anything I can do? Pics are 2 weeks ago and today.

I also have some hammers sitting in the corner of my tank I need to free up. If anyone lost corals and want a head or so, let me know and I can bring them to the meeting. Otherwise, they might end up at CNC this weekend.

I have let one go for way too long and now i have a ton of long branches running towards any light. Let me know if you want some or else they are going to Jeff or the trash this weekend. All cuttings will be several inches long.

I am in SE Portland but I have gsp, green sinularia, hammer, frogspawn, and German blue digi I could hook you up with.

He posted a little bit ago that the are open for now. If you wait a bit, I might call first.

Also, they might have had to switch to ground water only during the fire.

I was wrong. Looks like pwb started blending their 2 sources of water starting in August. https://www.portland.gov/water/news/2023/8/23/portland-water-bureau-begin-groundwater-augmentation

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Didi you sell those Neros?

Thanks! I tried the tape and it was getting some but felt like it was pushing more in. I was able to get most out with glue and vinegar has helped make the remaining spines soften. I have had a reef tank since cnc opened on Mississippi and this was the first time I really got hit.