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Hi all, can someone ID these green discs? They showed up a week or so ago. Three of them as far as I can tell. They haven’t moved. Are they harmful? Thanks
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Hi all, can someone ID these green discs? They showed up a week or so ago. Three of them as far as I can tell. They haven’t moved. Are they harmful? Thanks View attachment 3168989
Looks like algae spores. Please post pics again under white lighting for positive i.d.
 
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I did a water change today and the water level allowed me to take a close up, also they are hard, calciferous. Honestly they feel like a montipora. Not saying they are but that’s what they feel like
 

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I did a water change today and the water level allowed me to take a close up, also they are hard, calciferous. Honestly they feel like a montipora. Not saying they are but that’s what they feel like
I'm not sure what it is, but montipora or another coral may not be a bad guess. The only other thing I can think of at the moment that it might be is a bryozoan such as the Alcyonidium sp. (the first specimen pictured) in the link below:
 
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I'm not sure what it is, but montipora or another coral may not be a bad guess. The only other thing I can think of at the moment that it might be is a bryozoan such as the Alcyonidium sp. (the first specimen pictured) in the link below:
Thanks for the help, I think you might have it, definitely looks similar
 

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I'm not sure what it is, but montipora or another coral may not be a bad guess. The only other thing I can think of at the moment that it might be is a bryozoan such as the Alcyonidium sp. (the first specimen pictured) in the link below:
That looks very close! That's pretty neat. Biodiversity for the win
 

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