another ID please

PapaKlix · 05/29/2009, 05:51 PM

some sort of anemone? good/bad?

appears to be a purple sponge, what kind of light/flow should i give it?

romsoccer12 · 05/29/2009, 06:09 PM

1st one looks like aiptasia
2nd one looks like corraline buildingup

aj1980 · 05/29/2009, 06:13 PM

+1

VacavilleFC3S · 05/29/2009, 07:39 PM

WOW.... both of you are very wrong

1st pic is a ball anemone

2nd one is a sponge

tipmoff · 05/29/2009, 07:48 PM

First one is a cup coral. I have several that came is as hitch hickers on my LR. They are no problem. See from quote from Melev's Reef Web site "This is a Cup Coral, and it is about 1" wide. I discovered it deep within the rockwork of my reef tank. It is almost invisible during the daytime, but late at night with a flashlight I could see it quite easily. The tricky part was getting a picture.

It looks very similar to a Suncoral polyp, but the tentacles are clear with tiny speckles. Usually Cup Corals come in as hitchhikers on Live Rock (LR) such as from Tampa Bay Saltwater (an online vendor). I have since found a few more of these growing in my tank, but always within the rocks and out of sight. Reef-safe."
Second one I can't tell but looks like a sponge. Just let it be and see what happens. Hitch hiker on the LR. You'll probably find more stuff if you look hard enough.

Salamander · 05/29/2009, 09:16 PM

+1 on cup coral.

reefscape15 · 05/29/2009, 09:23 PM

+2 for cup coral. I had a few in my tank and did some researching. Second one looks more like a sponge than coraline. Just leave it alone, they usually don't need much light or flow

Hop · 05/29/2009, 09:29 PM

Not sure if it was suggested yet, but it sure looks like a cup coral.

05/29/2009, 05:51 PM	#1
PapaKlix Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 374	another ID please some sort of anemone? good/bad? appears to be a purple sponge, what kind of light/flow should i give it?

05/29/2009, 06:09 PM	#2
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 2,625	1st one looks like aiptasia 2nd one looks like corraline buildingup __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

05/29/2009, 07:48 PM	#5
tipmoff Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 430	First one is a cup coral. I have several that came is as hitch hickers on my LR. They are no problem. See from quote from Melev's Reef Web site "This is a Cup Coral, and it is about 1" wide. I discovered it deep within the rockwork of my reef tank. It is almost invisible during the daytime, but late at night with a flashlight I could see it quite easily. The tricky part was getting a picture. It looks very similar to a Suncoral polyp, but the tentacles are clear with tiny speckles. Usually Cup Corals come in as hitchhikers on Live Rock (LR) such as from Tampa Bay Saltwater (an online vendor). I have since found a few more of these growing in my tank, but always within the rocks and out of sight. Reef-safe." Second one I can't tell but looks like a sponge. Just let it be and see what happens. Hitch hiker on the LR. You'll probably find more stuff if you look hard enough. __________________ "When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick. ." Member T.B.R.C. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

05/29/2009, 09:16 PM	#6
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	+1 on cup coral. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

05/29/2009, 09:23 PM	#7
reefscape15 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Elmira Heights, NY Posts: 2,812	+2 for cup coral. I had a few in my tank and did some researching. Second one looks more like a sponge than coraline. Just leave it alone, they usually don't need much light or flow __________________ A new beginning........... JIM Current Tank Info: 5g standard softie/zoa tank, just starting a 20H

05/29/2009, 06:13 PM	#3
aj1980 SCRK Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 495	+1

05/29/2009, 07:39 PM	#4
VacavilleFC3S Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vacaville California Posts: 2,613	WOW.... both of you are very wrong 1st pic is a ball anemone 2nd one is a sponge

05/29/2009, 09:29 PM	#8
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	Not sure if it was suggested yet, but it sure looks like a cup coral. __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)