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Try this post: >what are these< HTH,

I'd also suspect the Sally - but -- how long have you had the Brittle? New acquisition, or has it been a tank resident for a long time? Any recent significant shifts in temp/pH/salinity?

Yes (see more on this below). That's the problem here. Acroporas are often labeled as "difficult", but how many are kept successfully? Hundreds of thousands. Idols are not difficult to keep, they are virtually impossible. They require a continual supply of live sponges and algae, and must...

All Nori is - is dried seaweed. Sounds like you bought expensive Nori. ;-) Try here - this is where I get my Nori & Dulse: > RawHealth.net < On the left side is a link for "Seaweeds - Dulse & Nori". 50 sheets of raw Nori = $12.00. My grocery store gets $7.25 for 6. :-( Btw, looks like...

Beware of getting into the habit of trying to maintain corals by 'feeding' them. 99% of corals' "food" is light. With some LPS, they may tend to be more meat-eating, but in general, their primary food should still be light, and any 'meaty' food should only be what they catch when you feed the...

Looks like Cladocora sp. Common to sandy reef shallows, and found in the Atlantic. Aka "tube coral". It's in the Faviidae family, and is closely related to Caulastrea sp (Trumpet coral). >Link --> Cladocora caespitosa< HTH,

Yep, totally harmless - and good. You're welcome. ;-)

Spaghetti worm (Terebellid sp.). You may only see the extended tenticles, but here's a link to a pic of what the whole thing looks like: http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/zoo432/falsebay/fbspecies/terebellid.jpg Check this link, and about 2/3 of the way down, you'll find info. on Terebellids...