new tank,new sights for me

OrangeKoi · 03/08/2006, 06:45 PM

I just set up my first saltwater aquarium. I put live rock in and saw some purple stemed type of growth on one rock. Is this bad stuff?

ChunksInClemson · 03/08/2006, 06:47 PM

need more info...do you have any pictures?

quietstorm · 03/08/2006, 06:50 PM

Do you have any pics of little bugger? It is probably a hitchhiker come along for the ride. Your best bet is to review some of these threads about hitchiker IDs on this website and go from there. This site has every possible answer you might be looking for. Best of luck to you newbie!

OrangeKoi · 03/08/2006, 07:10 PM

picture...hopefully

UnderwaterExotic · 03/08/2006, 07:28 PM

Still hard to tell, downsize your pic some!

bertoni · 03/08/2006, 07:36 PM

You'd need to do a closeup to get much of an id, but it looks like a soft coral, maybe.

OrangeKoi · 03/08/2006, 07:49 PM

150?

UnderwaterExotic · 03/08/2006, 07:55 PM

it looks like a pink finger leather! i cant tell though!

ChunksInClemson · 03/08/2006, 08:01 PM

try taking a better pic, its way to blurry!! Try to stand further away.

OrangeKoi · 03/08/2006, 08:27 PM

It keeps saying my file is too big If I send it normal size

UnderwaterExotic · 03/08/2006, 08:36 PM

you are doing something that is making them too small! You need to start off with a pic that is about 800x600 and then downsize to something about 640x480. If its a finger leather than you need some powercompacts or VHO's at minimum. 2 part supplement and medium flow!

OrangeKoi · 03/08/2006, 09:06 PM

This is frustrating. I'll look up what you said and see if the ideas match. Maybe I can figure out the picture thing later.

bertoni · 03/08/2006, 09:11 PM

[ericsbook]

That book is extremely useful if you want to keep corals, and might help you find an id for your hitchhiker.

OrangeKoi · 03/08/2006, 09:22 PM

Thanks alot for your help and everything. I just hope the cycle doesn't wipe it out. Do you think more light now or after cycle would be best? I have a 10k and actinct on it now.

I moved it as close to the top as I safely could.

bertoni · 03/08/2006, 10:42 PM

More light now might help algae detoxify the water, but some of the algae might become pests. It's a personal call, but I think most people don't like their tanks during the cycle.

OrangeKoi · 03/08/2006, 11:36 PM

I was just "examining" my little rocks to see if there were anythung else I should be aware of...I think I saw a tiny feather duster? when I put a flashlight directly on it it scooted into its hole. Awhile later I watched it come back out. It came out looking like a red little stick then opened up. Should I be feeding? Is this a feather duster type behavior? It is too small for my camera to pick up. Maybe 3 hairs stacked together tops.

bertoni · 03/09/2006, 12:13 AM

Could be a featherduster. DT's phytoplankton is a good product for feeding them, IMO.

03/08/2006, 06:45 PM	#1
OrangeKoi Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Va Posts: 556	new tank,new sights for me I just set up my first saltwater aquarium. I put live rock in and saw some purple stemed type of growth on one rock. Is this bad stuff?

03/08/2006, 06:47 PM	#2
ChunksInClemson Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Anderson, SC Posts: 824	need more info...do you have any pictures? __________________ Me to my brother-"Dude, you don't need to spend 75 dollars on a shirt! My brother to me-"Man, you just spent 100 dollars on some rocks" Me and him- "Laughs" Current Tank Info: 29g, a pair of true percs so far. Tank is newer!

03/08/2006, 06:50 PM	#3
quietstorm Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alexandria Posts: 49	Do you have any pics of little bugger? It is probably a hitchhiker come along for the ride. Your best bet is to review some of these threads about hitchiker IDs on this website and go from there. This site has every possible answer you might be looking for. Best of luck to you newbie! __________________ Lean WIt It!, Rock Wit It!! Current Tank Info: 16 Gallon Bow FWLR

03/08/2006, 07:36 PM	#6
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	You'd need to do a closeup to get much of an id, but it looks like a soft coral, maybe. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

03/08/2006, 08:01 PM	#9
ChunksInClemson Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Anderson, SC Posts: 824	try taking a better pic, its way to blurry!! Try to stand further away. __________________ Me to my brother-"Dude, you don't need to spend 75 dollars on a shirt! My brother to me-"Man, you just spent 100 dollars on some rocks" Me and him- "Laughs" Current Tank Info: 29g, a pair of true percs so far. Tank is newer!

03/08/2006, 07:28 PM	#5
UnderwaterExotic Moved On Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mayville, NY Posts: 1,343	Still hard to tell, downsize your pic some!

03/08/2006, 07:55 PM	#8
UnderwaterExotic Moved On Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mayville, NY Posts: 1,343	it looks like a pink finger leather! i cant tell though!

03/08/2006, 08:36 PM	#11
UnderwaterExotic Moved On Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mayville, NY Posts: 1,343	you are doing something that is making them too small! You need to start off with a pic that is about 800x600 and then downsize to something about 640x480. If its a finger leather than you need some powercompacts or VHO's at minimum. 2 part supplement and medium flow!

03/08/2006, 09:06 PM	#12
OrangeKoi Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Va Posts: 556	photo is clear as psd This is frustrating. I'll look up what you said and see if the ideas match. Maybe I can figure out the picture thing later.

03/08/2006, 09:11 PM	#13
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	[ericsbook] That book is extremely useful if you want to keep corals, and might help you find an id for your hitchhiker. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

03/08/2006, 09:22 PM	#14
OrangeKoi Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Va Posts: 556	Thanks alot for your help and everything. I just hope the cycle doesn't wipe it out. Do you think more light now or after cycle would be best? I have a 10k and actinct on it now. I moved it as close to the top as I safely could.

03/08/2006, 10:42 PM	#15
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	More light now might help algae detoxify the water, but some of the algae might become pests. It's a personal call, but I think most people don't like their tanks during the cycle. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

03/08/2006, 11:36 PM	#16
OrangeKoi Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Va Posts: 556	get this! I was just "examining" my little rocks to see if there were anythung else I should be aware of...I think I saw a tiny feather duster? when I put a flashlight directly on it it scooted into its hole. Awhile later I watched it come back out. It came out looking like a red little stick then opened up. Should I be feeding? Is this a feather duster type behavior? It is too small for my camera to pick up. Maybe 3 hairs stacked together tops.

03/09/2006, 12:13 AM	#17
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Could be a featherduster. DT's phytoplankton is a good product for feeding them, IMO. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni