Black tar looking stuff

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  1. billymccleese

    billymccleese Plankton

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    Hey guys im noticing that there is an area on one of my live rocks where a black (almost tar looking piece is going flush with the rock. its about a inch in circumference. Sorry for not having a pic i cant get a good shot of it. Any ideas as to what it is?
     
    billymccleese, May 24, 2011
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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Moving?

    Limpet, Stomatella.

    Not moving?

    Cyanobacteria.
     
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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Sponge? Pic please
     
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  4. trijam

    trijam Coral Banded Shrimp

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    +1 on sponge or cyano;)
     
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  5. billymccleese

    billymccleese Plankton

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    I'll have a pic later. It's not moving. Is cyno bad?
     
    billymccleese, May 25, 2011
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  6. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    well, it means you have too many nutrients in your tank.. so yes, it is. However, it is something that can be corrected fairly easy.. just a matter of solving the underlying problem.
    If it is a sponge, then it is totally harmless :p

    a bad picture would help more than nothing :p
     
    elweshomayor, May 25, 2011
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  7. VooDoo

    VooDoo Fire Shrimp

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    I have some sponge in my tank that is so dark purple it almost looks black. When I touch it its kinds fuzzy feeling. How about that stuff you have...have you tried to touch it?
     
    VooDoo, May 25, 2011
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  8. billymccleese

    billymccleese Plankton

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    here is a link to the pic its the black looking stuff on the middle rock the rest is my crabs.[​IMG]

    And i felt it and it does feel fuzzy.
     
    billymccleese, May 27, 2011
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    Rockin the Red X cant see it.
     
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  10. bioreefdude

    bioreefdude Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    link didnt work:(
     

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