Help identifying coral and issue

tbopslt · 04/09/2013, 08:19 AM

Hi, need help Identifying some corals growing on established live rock I bought with my tank off CL. Im thinking its some sort of zoas. They are brown though and not sure if that is a result of water issue or just normal. My tank had a very quick cycle and other than a little diatom issue and hair algae (critters have under control) everything has been testing well. Thanks

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alexander_ktn · 04/09/2013, 08:54 AM

The polyps are Protopalythoa sp. - you might want to read up on them and then decide if you want to keep them or not.
The last picture shows what might be a majano anemone, they can potentially become pests but don't grow extremely fast, so you can also decide when/if you want to act.

coralsnaked · 04/09/2013, 09:36 AM

+1 and add a little hair algae in there as well. Might want to address that as well.

Sk8r · 04/09/2013, 10:12 AM

Toxic, harmless to us unless we wound them, get them on our hands and then rub our eyes, or drink water in which a wounded paly has been houses. THis also holds for pets. If you're working with them, wear gloves and goggles and toss the water immediately. If you get poisoned, it's ER stuff.
OTOH, I had them for years, loved them, had none of these warning and never had a problem. Just use ordinary caution and wear exam gloves---you should, anyway, out of kindness to the critters you keep---and don't leave water that held a wounded one sitting about.
Many creatures and some plants we deal with are toxic. Just toss waste immediately and wear gloves.

tbopslt · 04/09/2013, 10:56 AM

Thanks for the replies.

Ill read up on both. Probably, take care of the anemone soon though. The Protopalythoa are on a few of the rocks but I will probably let them be, going to go slow with new coral so Ill just keep them away from those for the time being as I have plenty of room.

Sk8r, thanks for the tips, are either of these particularly toxic or was that just general info? Regardless, your advice is solid!

leveldrummer · 04/09/2013, 10:59 AM

there is a good chance the paly will morph color a little and might look a little more appealing, give it a chance with proper light and nutrition and it might turn into something pretty.

tbopslt · 04/09/2013, 12:30 PM

The hair algae seems to be improving. I had a bit of an outbreak over a week ago. Critters seem to be helping and I did a couple of small WCs. Just got a phosphate test yesterday and the phosphate is about zero as best as I can tell. Anything else I should be doing?

Thanks again.

tbopslt · 04/10/2013, 07:09 AM

Thanks for the replies.

Ill read up on both. Probably, take care of the anemone soon though. The Protopalythoa are on a few of the rocks but I will probably let them be, going to go slow with new coral so Ill just keep them away from those for the time being as I have plenty of room.

Sk8r, thanks for the tips, are either of these particularly toxic or was that just general info? Regardless, your advice is solid!

04/09/2013, 08:19 AM	#1
tbopslt Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bloomingburg, NY Posts: 41	Help identifying coral and issue Hi, need help Identifying some corals growing on established live rock I bought with my tank off CL. Im thinking its some sort of zoas. They are brown though and not sure if that is a result of water issue or just normal. My tank had a very quick cycle and other than a little diatom issue and hair algae (critters have under control) everything has been testing well. Thanks image.jpg image_1.jpg image_2.jpg image_3.jpg image_4.jpg __________________ 72G Bowfront, 15G Sump, 100 lbs Lv Rck, 80 lbs Live Sand, Coralife 120 Skimmer & 9w UV filter, Magdrive 1200 pump, 2 pendants (1-32 watt actinic bulbs &1-150 watt metal halide) each. Current Tank Info: 72 Gallon Bowfont

04/09/2013, 09:36 AM	#3
coralsnaked Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Austin / Port Aransas, TX Posts: 1,479	+1 and add a little hair algae in there as well. Might want to address that as well. __________________ Merry Skerry Current Tank Info: 1 G Nano jellyfish to 1200 G Bull Nose FOWLR featuring large Holacanthus and Pomacanthus

04/09/2013, 10:12 AM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Toxic, harmless to us unless we wound them, get them on our hands and then rub our eyes, or drink water in which a wounded paly has been houses. THis also holds for pets. If you're working with them, wear gloves and goggles and toss the water immediately. If you get poisoned, it's ER stuff. OTOH, I had them for years, loved them, had none of these warning and never had a problem. Just use ordinary caution and wear exam gloves---you should, anyway, out of kindness to the critters you keep---and don't leave water that held a wounded one sitting about. Many creatures and some plants we deal with are toxic. Just toss waste immediately and wear gloves. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

04/09/2013, 10:56 AM	#5
tbopslt Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bloomingburg, NY Posts: 41	Thanks for the replies. Ill read up on both. Probably, take care of the anemone soon though. The Protopalythoa are on a few of the rocks but I will probably let them be, going to go slow with new coral so Ill just keep them away from those for the time being as I have plenty of room. Sk8r, thanks for the tips, are either of these particularly toxic or was that just general info? Regardless, your advice is solid! __________________ 72G Bowfront, 15G Sump, 100 lbs Lv Rck, 80 lbs Live Sand, Coralife 120 Skimmer & 9w UV filter, Magdrive 1200 pump, 2 pendants (1-32 watt actinic bulbs &1-150 watt metal halide) each. Current Tank Info: 72 Gallon Bowfont

04/09/2013, 12:30 PM	#7
tbopslt Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bloomingburg, NY Posts: 41	The hair algae seems to be improving. I had a bit of an outbreak over a week ago. Critters seem to be helping and I did a couple of small WCs. Just got a phosphate test yesterday and the phosphate is about zero as best as I can tell. Anything else I should be doing? Thanks again. __________________ 72G Bowfront, 15G Sump, 100 lbs Lv Rck, 80 lbs Live Sand, Coralife 120 Skimmer & 9w UV filter, Magdrive 1200 pump, 2 pendants (1-32 watt actinic bulbs &1-150 watt metal halide) each. Current Tank Info: 72 Gallon Bowfont

04/09/2013, 08:54 AM	#2
alexander_ktn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 851	The polyps are Protopalythoa sp. - you might want to read up on them and then decide if you want to keep them or not. The last picture shows what might be a majano anemone, they can potentially become pests but don't grow extremely fast, so you can also decide when/if you want to act.

04/09/2013, 10:59 AM	#6
leveldrummer Reefer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,831	there is a good chance the paly will morph color a little and might look a little more appealing, give it a chance with proper light and nutrition and it might turn into something pretty.

04/10/2013, 07:09 AM	#8
tbopslt Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bloomingburg, NY Posts: 41	Thanks for the replies. Ill read up on both. Probably, take care of the anemone soon though. The Protopalythoa are on a few of the rocks but I will probably let them be, going to go slow with new coral so Ill just keep them away from those for the time being as I have plenty of room. Sk8r, thanks for the tips, are either of these particularly toxic or was that just general info? Regardless, your advice is solid! __________________ 72G Bowfront, 15G Sump, 100 lbs Lv Rck, 80 lbs Live Sand, Coralife 120 Skimmer & 9w UV filter, Magdrive 1200 pump, 2 pendants (1-32 watt actinic bulbs &1-150 watt metal halide) each. Current Tank Info: 72 Gallon Bowfont