Brown hairs on Zoa Coral....

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Hello!

I'm very new to the saltwater hobby and was curious what the brown roots are on my Zoas? I've attached a pic. Thanks!!
 

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That rock that the coral are on can be pulled......should I go that route and call it a loss? Thoughts. I did stick my hand in and touch it and it retracted...so it is probably aiptasia
 
It looks like a sympodium or like very stressed xenia. I would remove it as it looks like it would take over and kill a bunch of stuff
 
GET RID OF THAT ROCK... They remind me of GSP but brown like sympodium they don't grow on a matt like GSP but sprout all over the rock work. Not Aiptasia.

I have the same issue, those are very tough to get rid off, I've kalk pasted , aiptasi x'd etc. Them are some really invasive things, will grown on ANYTHING even on Z's and P's, bubble corals, LPS and SPS. No kidding, They reproduce rather quick. I even to a rock, blow torched it, after a couple weeks, new growth. I've already recieved new base rock to replace the rocks that I have those things growing on. Going to take them out of my tank and probably have them soak in vinegar or muriatic acid or something. :doh:
 
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