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JON
09-18-2003, 5:30 PM
This appeared overnight on my live rock. What is it?:confused:

gcvt
09-18-2003, 8:58 PM
I have some white encrusting sponges that look just like that - all that popped up in only one day??

JON
09-18-2003, 9:06 PM
yeah, I put the rock in yesterday around 4 pm and when I got up this morning about 7 am it was there

kreblak
09-19-2003, 8:41 AM
I looks like the bacterial sludge that forms over shrimp tossed into tanks to cycle them. That is crazy that all that appeared overnight!

mogurnda
09-19-2003, 2:52 PM
Does it rub off easily? I'm thinking some sort of bacterial scum, but even that should take a while to develop.
Another possibility is that it was something that deflated during transport, and only became noticeable when it reinflated.

Clutching at straws...

kreblak
09-19-2003, 3:00 PM
Can it be scraped off? Is it sticky? Can parts of it be removed while other parts seen unaffected? I am just wondering if it is one organism or if it is bacterial growth.

JON
09-19-2003, 3:27 PM
It starting to reduce in size, and turned white. Holes are starting to appear in it. I think whatever it may be is decomposing.