porite or not?

kingfisher62 · 08/10/2007, 08:51 PM

I thought that I had a coral skeleton on my piece of LR but recently I noticed it seems to have a "red hair algae" that grows very quickly as soon as my lights go on.
Is this a porite or not?

davidryder · 08/10/2007, 09:04 PM

The porites are what used to live in the skeleton. It's hard to tell if there are any in there with the algae covering the piece.

kingfisher62 · 08/10/2007, 09:18 PM

Dave,I actually think The "red hair algae"is the living coral. Here is a pic 20 minutes after lights off if i waited a couple of hours the skeleton would be completely bare . I will try to snap a shot later for you

davidryder · 08/10/2007, 09:25 PM

Have you tried brushing the red stuff off?

kingfisher62 · 08/10/2007, 09:33 PM

Heck no! If it is living ,I would not want to kill it.
Would you take a brillo pad to your zoos.

AquaReeferMan · 08/10/2007, 09:43 PM

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Originally posted by kingfisher62
Heck no! If it is living ,I would not want to kill it.
Would you take a brillo pad to your zoos.

Taking a brillo pad to zoanthids is totally different. IMO the only thing living on that dead skeleton is algae. It looks dirty and I would remove it. But hey if you like it keep it, just hope it doesnt spread.

kingfisher62 · 08/10/2007, 10:42 PM

You guys could be right, I just have never noticed an algae grow and receed so quickly in a matter of minutes.

BrokeColoReefer · 08/10/2007, 10:51 PM

I here ya King, but i have to agree with the rest. Looking at the skeleton i see coraline and black old spots, not a good sign of a living coral. I also see somehting that looks like red algae.. If its not hurting anything, leave it be and see what happens.

08/10/2007, 08:51 PM	#1
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	porite or not? I thought that I had a coral skeleton on my piece of LR but recently I noticed it seems to have a "red hair algae" that grows very quickly as soon as my lights go on. Is this a porite or not? __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

08/10/2007, 09:04 PM	#2
davidryder Claris or Elliot? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nightopia Posts: 2,750	The porites are what used to live in the skeleton. It's hard to tell if there are any in there with the algae covering the piece. __________________ A rolling stone gathers no moss... Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef, corner overflow (Mag 9.5), 25g refugium (Mag 5), 15g refugium, Orbit 260w pc, Pan World 50PX-X (Closed loop), AquaC EV-120 (now skimmerless)

08/10/2007, 09:18 PM	#3
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	Dave,I actually think The "red hair algae"is the living coral. Here is a pic 20 minutes after lights off if i waited a couple of hours the skeleton would be completely bare . I will try to snap a shot later for you __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

08/10/2007, 09:25 PM	#4
davidryder Claris or Elliot? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nightopia Posts: 2,750	Have you tried brushing the red stuff off? __________________ A rolling stone gathers no moss... Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef, corner overflow (Mag 9.5), 25g refugium (Mag 5), 15g refugium, Orbit 260w pc, Pan World 50PX-X (Closed loop), AquaC EV-120 (now skimmerless)

08/10/2007, 09:33 PM	#5
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	Heck no! If it is living ,I would not want to kill it. Would you take a brillo pad to your zoos. __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

08/10/2007, 10:42 PM	#7
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	You guys could be right, I just have never noticed an algae grow and receed so quickly in a matter of minutes. __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

08/10/2007, 10:51 PM	#8
BrokeColoReefer Hermit Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mountains of Boulder County. Posts: 2,289	I here ya King, but i have to agree with the rest. Looking at the skeleton i see coraline and black old spots, not a good sign of a living coral. I also see somehting that looks like red algae.. If its not hurting anything, leave it be and see what happens. __________________ Stay fishy my friends. Current Tank Info: 300 gallon built in plumbed to the basement. 30 gallon surge for flow, GEO protein skimmer, litermeter 3's for continuous water change (1 gallon per day), calc reactors, kalk reactors, 600w MHx2, 6" DSB, 1000 lbs of live rock (300 display, 700 sump)