wierd puff of white stuff!!!

WatchinFish · 07-10-2008, 02:03 PM

ok so i have noticed for a while now that everyone once in a while (at least a few times a day) i notice like a puff of this whiteish residue shoot out from behind my liverock(always in the same area). it quickly disapears after it rises a bit. at first i thoght nothing of it but after a few months now of ocationally seeing it i am really curious. and ideas?

BigAl07 · 07-10-2008, 02:05 PM

Lots of ideas.... it could be any number of "Rock Dwelling" animals either :

A) Spawning (not that often I wouldn't think)
B) discarding "poo" from a meal
C) Space Aliens sending out hidden signals

My vote is for (B) and I see it almost daily. It helps that one of my tanks is sitting but a foot from my face here for 9+ hours a day.

freezerrat · 07-10-2008, 02:09 PM

WatchinFish · 07-10-2008, 02:12 PM

any examples of rock dwellers? cause i have never seen anything. definitly not anything i am aware of owning.

rlcline76 · 07-10-2008, 05:28 PM

Live Rock breeding...cool indeed!

BigAl07 · 07-10-2008, 05:30 PM

Live rock has TONS of organisms that you haven't seen and probably never will. There is a wealth of things living in every nook, cranny and pore of those rock. Some come out and some don't.

glampka · 07-10-2008, 05:30 PM

Definitely a LR spawn. Should have some a fine crop of pebbles shortly.

WatchinFish · 07-10-2008, 05:39 PM

LOL i dont know if you guys are serious but thats funny. now i know what that white stuff is.

lol. ok so seriously thogh theres nothing to be alarmed about right?

BigAl07 · 07-10-2008, 05:41 PM

Nope I see it every single day. Some days more than others but it's fairly common

WatchinFish · 07-10-2008, 05:43 PM

opk thanks AL

rlcline76 · 07-10-2008, 05:50 PM

Nothing to worry about!
Just rocks doing what rocks do.
Sounds like you have some good chemistry going on. lol

WatchinFish · 07-10-2008, 06:05 PM

maybe have baby liverock soon. then i might have give give all the rocklings away to all you guys. cant have to big of a rock family.

Tonz of fun · 07-10-2008, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glampka

Definitely a LR spawn. Should have some a fine crop of pebbles shortly.

Not this again...lol

CATALYST · 07-10-2008, 06:14 PM

It could be a stomatella snail or I've had these spaghetti type worms do that too.

rlcline76 · 07-10-2008, 06:17 PM

There is money in it for sure.
Watchin...check your state bylaws that way you do not illegally sell them before they are fully weaned. I do not want to get involved in some stupid federal investigation if you get it wrong and send those pebbles my way before they are of age.
I got enough problems. lol

07-10-2008, 02:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
WatchinFish Torch coral Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 570 View Gallery Karma Komment	wierd puff of white stuff!!! ok so i have noticed for a while now that everyone once in a while (at least a few times a day) i notice like a puff of this whiteish residue shoot out from behind my liverock(always in the same area). it quickly disapears after it rises a bit. at first i thoght nothing of it but after a few months now of ocationally seeing it i am really curious. and ideas? __________________ 135 gallon glass tank with center overflow 60 gallon DIY glass sump Current USA Outer Orbit Fixture, 3x250W HQI Metal Halide & 8X39W T5s, 72 inch 1200 gph return pump G3 skimmer 2-300w submersible heaters 180 pounds of liverock 120 pounds of livesand Tank still in progress. HAPPY REEFING check out my reef chronicles http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ming-true.html ~WatchinFish~

07-10-2008, 02:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: weird puff of wight stuff!!! Lots of ideas.... it could be any number of "Rock Dwelling" animals either : A) Spawning (not that often I wouldn't think) B) discarding "poo" from a meal C) Space Aliens sending out hidden signals My vote is for (B) and I see it almost daily. It helps that one of my tanks is sitting but a foot from my face here for 9+ hours a day. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

07-10-2008, 02:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
freezerrat Fire Coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 63 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: weird puff of wight stuff!!! poop

07-10-2008, 02:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
WatchinFish Torch coral Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 570 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: weird puff of wight stuff!!! any examples of rock dwellers? cause i have never seen anything. definitly not anything i am aware of owning. __________________ 135 gallon glass tank with center overflow 60 gallon DIY glass sump Current USA Outer Orbit Fixture, 3x250W HQI Metal Halide & 8X39W T5s, 72 inch 1200 gph return pump G3 skimmer 2-300w submersible heaters 180 pounds of liverock 120 pounds of livesand Tank still in progress. HAPPY REEFING check out my reef chronicles http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ming-true.html ~WatchinFish~

07-10-2008, 05:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,646 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: wierd puff of white stuff!!! Live Rock breeding...cool indeed!

07-10-2008, 05:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: wierd puff of white stuff!!! Live rock has TONS of organisms that you haven't seen and probably never will. There is a wealth of things living in every nook, cranny and pore of those rock. Some come out and some don't. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

07-10-2008, 05:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
glampka Achilles Tang Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 885 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: wierd puff of white stuff!!! Definitely a LR spawn. Should have some a fine crop of pebbles shortly. __________________ We are the people our parents warned us about! JB 30 gal mixed reef 12 gal mixed Aquapod, 70 W MH 12 gal JBJ cube - mixed reef 12 gal Aquapod - work in progress

07-10-2008, 05:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
WatchinFish Torch coral Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 570 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: wierd puff of white stuff!!! LOL i dont know if you guys are serious but thats funny. now i know what that white stuff is. lol. ok so seriously thogh theres nothing to be alarmed about right? __________________ 135 gallon glass tank with center overflow 60 gallon DIY glass sump Current USA Outer Orbit Fixture, 3x250W HQI Metal Halide & 8X39W T5s, 72 inch 1200 gph return pump G3 skimmer 2-300w submersible heaters 180 pounds of liverock 120 pounds of livesand Tank still in progress. HAPPY REEFING check out my reef chronicles http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ming-true.html ~WatchinFish~

07-10-2008, 05:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: wierd puff of white stuff!!! Nope I see it every single day. Some days more than others but it's fairly common __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

07-10-2008, 05:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
WatchinFish Torch coral Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 570 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: wierd puff of white stuff!!! opk thanks AL __________________ 135 gallon glass tank with center overflow 60 gallon DIY glass sump Current USA Outer Orbit Fixture, 3x250W HQI Metal Halide & 8X39W T5s, 72 inch 1200 gph return pump G3 skimmer 2-300w submersible heaters 180 pounds of liverock 120 pounds of livesand Tank still in progress. HAPPY REEFING check out my reef chronicles http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ming-true.html ~WatchinFish~

07-10-2008, 05:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,646 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: wierd puff of white stuff!!! Nothing to worry about! Just rocks doing what rocks do. Sounds like you have some good chemistry going on. lol

07-10-2008, 06:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
WatchinFish Torch coral Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 570 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: wierd puff of white stuff!!! maybe have baby liverock soon. then i might have give give all the rocklings away to all you guys. cant have to big of a rock family. __________________ 135 gallon glass tank with center overflow 60 gallon DIY glass sump Current USA Outer Orbit Fixture, 3x250W HQI Metal Halide & 8X39W T5s, 72 inch 1200 gph return pump G3 skimmer 2-300w submersible heaters 180 pounds of liverock 120 pounds of livesand Tank still in progress. HAPPY REEFING check out my reef chronicles http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ming-true.html ~WatchinFish~

07-10-2008, 06:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
CATALYST Reef Lobster Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,442 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: wierd puff of white stuff!!! It could be a stomatella snail or I've had these spaghetti type worms do that too. __________________ _.:Bonni:._

07-10-2008, 06:17 PM	#15 (permalink)
rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,646 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: wierd puff of white stuff!!! There is money in it for sure. Watchin...check your state bylaws that way you do not illegally sell them before they are fully weaned. I do not want to get involved in some stupid federal investigation if you get it wrong and send those pebbles my way before they are of age. I got enough problems. lol

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