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Thanks Biff... Would completely removing the bioballs and replacing them with dry rock adversely affect the tank? I've been trying to remove the lid of the compartment for months, but so far I've only managed to cut myself. Feeding the tank, I guess.

Would cyano cause the Leather to rot? So far, my sand bed and rocks are clean, so I hadn't suspected that... Although I've noticed a small outbreak of GHA as well - which is odd, considering water changes of 20% per week, chaeto, and a pad filter rinsed daily. Unless it's the stupid BioBall...

Apparently my Feather Duster has adhered itself to the back wall of the tank, and will not budge. I don't want to hurt it... Gently wiggled it around, and even tried a credit card, but no luck. Suggestions?

Thank you everyone - the Zoas could not be saved, but I'll be tweezing the ones off the duster and gently covering those sections of the tube with drops of superglue. I also doubt that sunlight is a contributing factor, at least in my case (unless we consider the 4 hours of the 10k Daylights)...

Possible options so far: 1. Scrubbing the tube with a toothbrush and hoping the Duster doesn't get too upset 2. Supergluing the tube 3. Finding something for a Duster QT tank and hoping they aren't elsewhere already Feedback?

Earlier this week,hydroids suddenly sprung up across one of my Zoa frags, so I tossed it. Now, little ones are all over my feather duster's tube. This is an even bigger problem because I leave Sunday for Mexico to see my family, and won't be back until the 20th - my mother, who has no reef...

Now my feather duster's tube is coated with small ones, as I discovered while trying to move him (ow). Any ideas? (I also posted in the general reef section about this, as I am looking for the quickest solution possible because I am leaving the country the 20th, and have to work late the next...

Unfortunately, by the time I got home last night they had infiltrated the entire frag, so I tossed it. There go my grey Zoas and lavender Palys. :( Is there any safe way I can treat the tank to ensure that they did not spread? Thanks though guys!

@Dana - Standard BioCube lights, acintics (12 hrs) and 10k daylights (4 hrs). As of two days ago, nitrates and ammonia were 0, according to the API dropper kit (I'll take another tomorrow). My CUC consists of roughly 30 snails (florida ceriths, dwarf ceriths, nassarius and the big variety, and a...

I've had these two frags for about two weeks. About a week ago, my leather finger coral rotted away, with something like a red bruise spreading across it. My water parameters were fine. Now, my set of grey zoanthids has closed up, and have a similar red rash (1) spreading across them. In the...

Almost done... But Yote, it certainly isn't either or plant-like... Just... Weird and flaky looking.

Today, I was looking in my tank when I saw this light green stuff (kind of like lichen) on the surface of my live rock (which already has green coraline). I'm pretty sure this is a new development in the last week. I'll post a picture when my camera batteries are done charging, but any idea of...

Unfortunately, one of the arms has completely rotted. Another has turned reddish-brown, and the third has red-bruise like marks at the base and red at its tips. I'm also concerned about it releasing toxins into the tank as it decays, so tonight I'll try to cut away (via scalpel) the remaining...

@little_fish and Smitty Thanks guys! :) A few more questions, if you don't mind...? -But what if one of the arms is disintegrating when the coral is picked up? I understand that it might look horrible, but does that go so far as to include actually decaying? -It also detached from the shell it...

A week ago, I added several softie, mushroom, and Zoa frags to my tank. The finger leather looked great, but started drooping earlier this week. I gently acclimated the leather to a place midway in the tank. Today, after coming back from a two-day trip, one of the arms appears to have...