Any Ideas what these are?

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  1. reef4girl

    reef4girl Feather Duster

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    another pic

    here is a picture of one that i found on the glass
     

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  3. Aqualung

    Aqualung Stylophora

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    Those look like hydroids to me. Feathdusters have more "duster" look to them.. They look more like a fans whereas hydroids, have seperate tentacles. they looked more like a paintbrush.. they can have color.. the're photosynthetic. The both can retract.. hydroids you can see them retracting through the tubes usually. Feathers are lightning fast. Feather's also cave a calcium-like tube, usually white. Hydroids can be a brownish tube. Those medusas floating around in your tank is another stage of the hydroid, they won't survive. They should die out in time. I have taken the rock out, to pluck them of, burn them, or scrape em.. dip em.. and they can still come back, lol. looks like you have a green bubble algae in the 3rd pic.. time heals all.
     
  4. reef4girl

    reef4girl Feather Duster

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    I will get that bubble!!!!:angry:
     
  5. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    here is a really good site people like to throw out when ID'ing multiple things -

    Xtalreef
     
  6. reef4girl

    reef4girl Feather Duster

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    thanks everyone!!!