White Stuff...on my Live Rock...??? - Aquarium Advice

Sparky · 03-08-2004, 09:34 PM

Ok people....what the heck is this stuff? It is milky in color and very very very delicate. It appears as if it is a spider web. Yesterday it was broken up (it was covering a hole in the rock), now today it is completely repaired and the hole is covered again. I saw it on the rock when I bought it and asked the guy at the [acronym:0abde00a39="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:0abde00a39] what it was. He said he didn't know. Can you people tell me what this is?

Sparky

reefrunner69 · 03-08-2004, 10:08 PM

Looks like fouling from a dead sponge, to me.

Sparky · 03-08-2004, 10:35 PM

Should I get rid of it? It seems to "repair" itself when it is broken open. wierd stuff. Just like when you mess up a spiderweb..the spider comes back and fixes it...[acronym:29c5f568ae="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:29c5f568ae]

Is it bad for the tank?

Sparky · 03-10-2004, 10:34 AM

reefrunner69 · 03-10-2004, 05:32 PM

You need to remove the source of the fouling.

Sparky · 03-10-2004, 06:45 PM

Thanks. I will do just that. I think. I'm not too good at this stuff. I don't don't even know what fouling is....[acronym:4e361a247e="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:4e361a247e]. Maybe I can post a picture of the [acronym:4e361a247e="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:4e361a247e] that it's on and someone can tell me where it might be coming from.

Thanks again Reffrunner

Sparky · 03-10-2004, 10:42 PM

OK I am posting a couple of pictures of the only thing on the rocks that even resembles anything that is growing or has grown on the rock. I have searched the forums and at other sites for this and can not find a picture resembling it anywhere

Sparky · 03-10-2004, 10:44 PM

The white stuff from before is in the lower right of the picture. The stuff on the rock that I have no idea about is in the center of the pic.

03-08-2004, 09:34 PM	#1
Sparky Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Crete Illinois Posts: 606 Images: 5	White Stuff...on my Live Rock...??? Ok people....what the heck is this stuff? It is milky in color and very very very delicate. It appears as if it is a spider web. Yesterday it was broken up (it was covering a hole in the rock), now today it is completely repaired and the hole is covered again. I saw it on the rock when I bought it and asked the guy at the [acronym:0abde00a39="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:0abde00a39] what it was. He said he didn't know. Can you people tell me what this is? Sparky

03-08-2004, 10:08 PM	#2
reefrunner69 Aquarium Advice Freak Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 311 Images: 108	Looks like fouling from a dead sponge, to me. __________________ Kevin Visit Nature Coast Photography Join the Central Florida Aquarists Regional forum or the Southeastern States Aquarists Regional Forum or the N. FL (North Florida Hobbyists) Regional Forum!

03-08-2004, 10:35 PM	#3
Sparky Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Crete Illinois Posts: 606 Images: 5	Should I get rid of it? It seems to "repair" itself when it is broken open. wierd stuff. Just like when you mess up a spiderweb..the spider comes back and fixes it...[acronym:29c5f568ae="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:29c5f568ae] Is it bad for the tank? __________________ 125 Gal-35 Gal Wet/Dry-Tetra-Tec PF500 [acronym:40c9366d0a="Hang On Back"]HOB[/acronym:40c9366d0a] Filter (3) AuquaClear 301 Powerheads-600 [acronym:40c9366d0a="Gallons per hour"]GPH[/acronym:40c9366d0a] Circulating Pump Automatic Tempature Controller 5-6 Inch Sand Bed-200+ lbs of [acronym:40c9366d0a="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:40c9366d0a]

03-10-2004, 10:34 AM	#4
Sparky Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Crete Illinois Posts: 606 Images: 5	__________________ 125 Gal-35 Gal Wet/Dry-Tetra-Tec PF500 [acronym:40c9366d0a="Hang On Back"]HOB[/acronym:40c9366d0a] Filter (3) AuquaClear 301 Powerheads-600 [acronym:40c9366d0a="Gallons per hour"]GPH[/acronym:40c9366d0a] Circulating Pump Automatic Tempature Controller 5-6 Inch Sand Bed-200+ lbs of [acronym:40c9366d0a="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:40c9366d0a]

03-10-2004, 05:32 PM	#5
reefrunner69 Aquarium Advice Freak Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 311 Images: 108	You need to remove the source of the fouling. __________________ Kevin Visit Nature Coast Photography Join the Central Florida Aquarists Regional forum or the Southeastern States Aquarists Regional Forum or the N. FL (North Florida Hobbyists) Regional Forum!

03-10-2004, 06:45 PM	#6
Sparky Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Crete Illinois Posts: 606 Images: 5	Thanks. I will do just that. I think. I'm not too good at this stuff. I don't don't even know what fouling is....[acronym:4e361a247e="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:4e361a247e]. Maybe I can post a picture of the [acronym:4e361a247e="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:4e361a247e] that it's on and someone can tell me where it might be coming from. Thanks again Reffrunner __________________ 125 Gal-35 Gal Wet/Dry-Tetra-Tec PF500 [acronym:40c9366d0a="Hang On Back"]HOB[/acronym:40c9366d0a] Filter (3) AuquaClear 301 Powerheads-600 [acronym:40c9366d0a="Gallons per hour"]GPH[/acronym:40c9366d0a] Circulating Pump Automatic Tempature Controller 5-6 Inch Sand Bed-200+ lbs of [acronym:40c9366d0a="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:40c9366d0a]

03-10-2004, 10:42 PM	#7
Sparky Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Crete Illinois Posts: 606 Images: 5	OK I am posting a couple of pictures of the only thing on the rocks that even resembles anything that is growing or has grown on the rock. I have searched the forums and at other sites for this and can not find a picture resembling it anywhere

03-10-2004, 10:44 PM	#8
Sparky Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Crete Illinois Posts: 606 Images: 5	The white stuff from before is in the lower right of the picture. The stuff on the rock that I have no idea about is in the center of the pic.

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