What is "ringing" my hammer and torch??

[FiReBReTHa]

I just noticed this on my corals over night.

http://firespeed.com/storage/Firebrethas/random/Fishy/Coral%20Rings/08-01-30_noflash.jpg


http://firespeed.com/storage/Firebrethas/random/Fishy/Coral%20Rings/08-01-30_noflashhammer.jpg

http://firespeed.com/storage/Firebrethas/random/Fishy/Coral%20Rings/08-01-30_wflash.jpg

[Myrddraal]

Looks like some sort of dinoflagellate to me. Blow it off with a turkey baster.

[Logzor]

That coral or one of your other corals is renewing its zooxanthellae. This golden-brown stuff on your frogspawn are their remains.

My bubble coral spits this stuff out in large quantities about ones every 3 weeks.

Nothing to be alarmed about imo.

[FiReBReTHa]

good to know, I was able to just blast it off and it was happy.

[Serioussnaps]

Definitely some form of dinoflagellate. Watch your nutrient input...right now its no biggie but if you aren't careful they can proliferate. Blow it off with a turkey baster as stated, but do watch your nutrients.....particularly in a 24 g tank as they can accumulate quickly.

[FiReBReTHa]

sorry,

warning.


heavy noob warning ahead.

what do you mean by nutrients? Something is definitly going on with my tank because she is getting a tint of green from her normal Clear self.
I am about to make a post about protein skimmer because its had a heavy hand in it.

[VTGoody22]

getting a tint of green is good!!

[FiReBReTHa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11741320#post11741320 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by VTGoody22
getting a tint of green is good!!


LoL, I was seriously freaking out.

At night its clear but during the day I notice it more.