sMiller624
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Hello, all! Thanks for taking a minute to try and help me. This is my first post on Reef Central, although I have read many other posts to help get my tank started. A little background... I have had freshwater tanks since I was a kid and always wanted a saltwater tank. Finally can afford to properly take care of a saltwater tank so I just started. Had my tank about 4 days. Purchased saltwater, live sand and LR from LFS. Tank is filled, sand and rocks are in and set up, heater, power heads, and protein skimmer all running great. Just starting to allow the tank to cycle when today I noticed a lot of little critters. That's what brings me here. A few tiny feather dusters which are cool, but then I saw this critter I couldn't ID. It is kind of a pinkish colour with two little polyp looking things on it's back. It's maybe half an inch long. Could this be a little piece of coral or a sponge? I will include a picture here (best I could get through the water). If anyone knows what it is then my next question is (assuming its safe to keep alive and not a pest) how do I keep it alive? Wouldn't the tank just starting to cycle kill it off? It looks pretty cool and as long as it isn't a pest it would be cool to save it. Any thoughts?
