What is it?!!

chris.hampton · 06/29/2007, 01:41 AM

Hello, this has appeared on my rock and i'm not to sure what it is!! I think it could be a feather duster but i want to be sure!! Another has poped up elsewhere in the tank so it is making me think it might be aptasia but i haven't seen one with the same colours!! Thanks for the help!!

AquaReeferMan · 06/29/2007, 01:47 AM

Nothing to worry about. Its a feather duster aka tube worm.
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/tubeworms.html

coast2coast7390 · 06/29/2007, 01:47 AM

feather duster...it looks like ther is a smaller one to the right of the purple one in the picture...in the background

I'mRisenAquaRat · 06/29/2007, 08:04 AM

Yeah Feather duster. They are cool. Shine a light on them and some go back into the rock for a min.

drummereef · 06/29/2007, 08:12 AM

Feather duster. Harmless filter feeder.

UntamedBreez · 06/29/2007, 08:33 AM

good thing!

chris.hampton · 06/29/2007, 12:40 PM

Phew!! Thanks for the replies, sorry it took me so long to get back i'm having trouble with my connection at the moment!! I hope to have some more pic's of my tank when i get around to getting the rock in some kind of order!! Thanks again

hmello@bermexin · 06/29/2007, 12:42 PM

Nice one at that.

chris.hampton · 06/29/2007, 12:51 PM

The picture's not to good (i have just got some extension rings and i still getting used to doing everything manually!!) but they are popping up all over the place now! I had a bit of trouble with the shipping and thought that everything would be dead but there are things all over the rock, including some crabs that i am trying to catch but they keep out smarting me!!

hmello@bermexin · 06/29/2007, 12:57 PM

That's cool that you are getting all kinds of hitchhikers. Where did you get your rock?

chris.hampton · 06/29/2007, 01:37 PM

www.live-rock.co.uk I went for 20kg of eco rock and 20kg normal rock, you can't really tell the difference apart from the eco rock is a little more rounded than the normal stuff. I think i need some more though, I've got the 40kg of live rock and 20kg of base rock and it still looks empty!!

06/29/2007, 01:41 AM	#1
chris.hampton Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 490	What is it?!! Hello, this has appeared on my rock and i'm not to sure what it is!! I think it could be a feather duster but i want to be sure!! Another has poped up elsewhere in the tank so it is making me think it might be aptasia but i haven't seen one with the same colours!! Thanks for the help!! __________________ Imagine how deep the ocean would be if there wasn’t any sponges!! Current Tank Info: 95 (UK) gal 2 years old and 10 gal with bangi babies!!!

06/29/2007, 01:47 AM	#2
AquaReeferMan Got Reef? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the Sea, Pa Posts: 4,593	Nothing to worry about. Its a feather duster aka tube worm. http://www.melevsreef.com/id/tubeworms.html __________________ Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together

06/29/2007, 08:04 AM	#4
I'mRisenAquaRat Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Palm Harbor, Fl Posts: 238	Yeah Feather duster. They are cool. Shine a light on them and some go back into the rock for a min. __________________ - Ray “I’m Risen AquaRat” is an anagram for “Marine Aquarist”, kinda cool huh? Current Tank Info: 72 reef, white fine sugar sand, T5s: 216 watts total, ASM-1

06/29/2007, 08:12 AM	#5
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Feather duster. Harmless filter feeder. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

06/29/2007, 08:33 AM	#6
UntamedBreez Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 106	good thing! __________________ Joined the navy to see the world...but i forgot that 70% of the world was water...well now I've seen a lot of that! Current Tank Info: 2 SW working on third, F8 puffer in BW, 3 FW

06/29/2007, 01:47 AM	#3
coast2coast7390 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Garden Grove Posts: 3,627	feather duster...it looks like ther is a smaller one to the right of the purple one in the picture...in the background

06/29/2007, 12:40 PM	#7
chris.hampton Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 490	Phew!! Thanks for the replies, sorry it took me so long to get back i'm having trouble with my connection at the moment!! I hope to have some more pic's of my tank when i get around to getting the rock in some kind of order!! Thanks again __________________ Imagine how deep the ocean would be if there wasn’t any sponges!! Current Tank Info: 95 (UK) gal 2 years old and 10 gal with bangi babies!!!

06/29/2007, 12:42 PM	#8
hmello@bermexin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,205	Nice one at that. __________________ Henry Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known. Current Tank Info: 29g BioCube, AI SOL 12" Super Blue

06/29/2007, 12:51 PM	#9
chris.hampton Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 490	The picture's not to good (i have just got some extension rings and i still getting used to doing everything manually!!) but they are popping up all over the place now! I had a bit of trouble with the shipping and thought that everything would be dead but there are things all over the rock, including some crabs that i am trying to catch but they keep out smarting me!! __________________ Imagine how deep the ocean would be if there wasn’t any sponges!! Current Tank Info: 95 (UK) gal 2 years old and 10 gal with bangi babies!!!

06/29/2007, 12:57 PM	#10
hmello@bermexin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,205	That's cool that you are getting all kinds of hitchhikers. Where did you get your rock? __________________ Henry Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known. Current Tank Info: 29g BioCube, AI SOL 12" Super Blue

06/29/2007, 01:37 PM	#11
chris.hampton Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 490	www.live-rock.co.uk I went for 20kg of eco rock and 20kg normal rock, you can't really tell the difference apart from the eco rock is a little more rounded than the normal stuff. I think i need some more though, I've got the 40kg of live rock and 20kg of base rock and it still looks empty!! __________________ Imagine how deep the ocean would be if there wasn’t any sponges!! Current Tank Info: 95 (UK) gal 2 years old and 10 gal with bangi babies!!!