Anyone know what this is?
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Topic: Anyone know what this is?
Posted By: tcfab
Subject: Anyone know what this is?
Date Posted: January 23 2011 at 9:37pm
I just noticed these growing on a few rocks and thought I would see if anyone knows what they are? They are kind of cool looking and pretty bright  ------------- Need custom acrylic work? give me a call, www.Elite-Aquatics.net (801)645-6386 |
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Posted By: xlr8r
Date Posted: January 23 2011 at 9:46pm
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Have no idea...but they are pretty cool lookin!! ------------- When you hear hoofbeats....Think of a zebra |
Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: January 23 2011 at 10:03pm
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Are they hard or soft? My first thought would be a mushroom of some type. ------------- -Ben 90g Mixed reef www.body-balancechiropractic.com |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 23 2011 at 10:13pm
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It's probably one of these choices: Tunicate Fungus Algae I think we can figure it out but can you take a pic under lighting that is not totally blue? Maybe use use the camera's flash or with room lights on? ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: tcfab
Date Posted: January 23 2011 at 11:53pm
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Mark it is kind of hard to get a good picture of it, sorry. The picture looks really blue on the rocks but the actual red things are really that bright in person. They are soft and are growing in a few places throughout the whole tank. ------------- Need custom acrylic work? give me a call, www.Elite-Aquatics.net (801)645-6386 |
Posted By: Chad
Date Posted: January 23 2011 at 11:58pm
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I think they are going to be a problem! We better move them out of your tank and into mine :) ------------- What?! You pooped in the refrigerator, and ate the entire wheel of cheese?! I'm not even mad.... That's actually amazing! |
Posted By: smacky
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 9:47am
| How big are they? They really are cool looking. Let me know when there's too much and you want to frag them. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 5:56pm
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So many cool things ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: Pinner Reef
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 8:30pm
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If it is soft its, a form of macro algea (unless they are spherical) Its totally harmless form and benifical... The slips my mind at the moment but I'll look it up a lil later and repost unless someone beats me to it (Mark) Pinner AKA Greg ------------- In SLC Near Downtown |