Barnacles in SPS

[phasezero]

Has anyone had problems with barnacles in their SPS? I have multiple barnacles inside my acro Horrida frag. I often see detritus looking material coming out of the acro, i don't know if it's their waste or what. I'm probably more so leaning towards the Horrida frag not liking my lighting setup or something about my parameters. It's the only frag I have that hasn't flourished and is STN from the base up. Other acros on the same rack that are doing well are humilis, tri-color, nana, verde, and stags.

Lighting - 4 x T5 Aquatic Life
Nitrates - 0-5
Phosphates - 0
Alk - 8
Calcium - 430
Magnesium - 1300

 

[dahenley]

if you have barnacles, then its probably a mariculture piece...
i just place a blob of superglue on it to kill it.

 

[hatfielj]

They are harmless to the coral itself. Why kill it? I have had several colonies with small barnacle type stuff living on it and they never cause a problem. Its completely natural for this sort of relationship to happen in the wild, so just let it be

 

[kevantheman35]

they are harmless to the coral itself. Why kill it? I have had several colonies with small barnacle type stuff living on it and they never cause a problem. Its completely natural for this sort of relationship to happen in the wild, so just let it be

+1

 

[OneReef]

I leave mine alone