What is this!

SandyB · 07/27/2013, 03:42 PM

This is on a couple of my live rock, I've watched it grow fairly quickly in the few months I've had them. I really love watching all this stuff grow. I'm just curious as to what I'm watching. The place I'm talking about is the top of the rock, all those little "flower buds"

maddmaxx · 07/27/2013, 04:27 PM

if your talking about the clove lookin things growing off the rock, its a type of algae...

crsswift70 · 07/27/2013, 07:35 PM

Spongebob's house? To what are you referring specifically?

SandyB · 07/27/2013, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crsswift70

Spongebob's house? To what are you referring specifically?

This

PL-Reef · 07/27/2013, 11:20 PM

Ohhh Patrick's house!!!!

SandyB · 07/28/2013, 07:16 AM

Lol I don't want sponge bob or Patrick in my tank! They always do something stupid and mess stuff up.

crsswift70 · 07/28/2013, 08:36 AM

I'm still having a hard time seeing what you are talking about. I see what looks like old coral skeletons? Flower buds... do they spread all over or stay in one colony? Are they tentacled or look more like a flower with petals?

Dmorty217 · 07/28/2013, 08:54 AM

Do the polyps ever extend? If so I would say its some sort of LPS. Does it grab food like mysis or pellets when you feed

Sugar Magnolia · 07/28/2013, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmorty217

Do the polyps ever extend? If so I would say its some sort of LPS. Does it grab food like mysis or pellets when you feed

I was thinking LPS as well. Maybe an alveopora that is still hanging in there.

SandyB · 07/28/2013, 02:38 PM

I'm sorry, I guess I didn't explain it well. I am asking about those things that look like old coral skeletons, however, there were only two or three little buds ( I call them that cause that is kinda what they look like to me) Now there are a lot of them and at first they were almost flat against the rock, now they are taller. I have several rocks with places like this. I enjoy watching the growth, just wondering what I might be watching.

Sugar Magnolia · 07/28/2013, 02:55 PM

Hydroids? We need a closer, clearer pic Sandy.

SandyB · 07/28/2013, 05:52 PM

I tried, but I don't have a good camera.

Dmorty217 · 07/28/2013, 06:13 PM

Is some sort of LPS that is sort of hanging on. Do regular water changes and try to spot feed the fleshy parts mysis and Cyclopes and see if you can nurse it back to health. My buddy did that and now has a huge Duncan colony

SandyB · 07/28/2013, 07:00 PM

Back to health? I guess I just assumed, because it started very small and is growing at a steady rate, that it was a young what ever it is

Ok spot feeding will happen. Thanks

ebushrow · 07/28/2013, 07:12 PM

It might be Bermuda coral...do a web search and see if you agree

SandyB · 07/28/2013, 07:38 PM

It's so hard to tell. I googled hydroids too. I guess I'll continue to enjoy what ever it is. Lol

smtank · 07/28/2013, 08:14 PM

Hidden Cup Coral?

SandyB · 07/28/2013, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by smtank

Hidden Cup Coral?

I googled this too, it looks very similar.

07/27/2013, 04:27 PM	#2
maddmaxx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,003	if your talking about the clove lookin things growing off the rock, its a type of algae... __________________ One Life One Shot Current Tank Info: 40B Mixed reef

07/27/2013, 11:20 PM	#5
PL-Reef Awesome Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chaplin,Ct Posts: 4,345	Ohhh Patrick's house!!!! __________________ Jas tested, mother disapproved. Current Tank Info: 2 gallon goldfish bowl with a happy 7" Naso tang and 2 small Beluga whales. Just added a baby dolphin, large Trigger, a herd of Sea Horses and just fragged my first Manatee. All fish safely hand caught using organic cyanide.

07/28/2013, 08:54 AM	#8
Dmorty217 Saltwater Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vandalia OHIO Posts: 11,624	Do the polyps ever extend? If so I would say its some sort of LPS. Does it grab food like mysis or pellets when you feed __________________ Fish are not disposable commodities, but a worthwhile investment that can be maintained and enjoyed for many years, providing one is willing to take the time to understand their requirements and needs Current Tank Info: 625g, 220g sump, RD3 230w, Vectra L1 on a closed loop, 3 MP60s, MP40. Several QTs

07/28/2013, 02:55 PM	#11
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Hydroids? We need a closer, clearer pic Sandy. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

07/28/2013, 06:13 PM	#13
Dmorty217 Saltwater Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vandalia OHIO Posts: 11,624	Is some sort of LPS that is sort of hanging on. Do regular water changes and try to spot feed the fleshy parts mysis and Cyclopes and see if you can nurse it back to health. My buddy did that and now has a huge Duncan colony __________________ Fish are not disposable commodities, but a worthwhile investment that can be maintained and enjoyed for many years, providing one is willing to take the time to understand their requirements and needs Current Tank Info: 625g, 220g sump, RD3 230w, Vectra L1 on a closed loop, 3 MP60s, MP40. Several QTs

07/27/2013, 07:35 PM	#3
crsswift70 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Spanish Fort, AL Posts: 1,032	Spongebob's house? To what are you referring specifically?

07/28/2013, 07:16 AM	#6
SandyB Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Corsicana, Tx Posts: 149	Lol I don't want sponge bob or Patrick in my tank! They always do something stupid and mess stuff up.

07/28/2013, 08:36 AM	#7
crsswift70 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Spanish Fort, AL Posts: 1,032	I'm still having a hard time seeing what you are talking about. I see what looks like old coral skeletons? Flower buds... do they spread all over or stay in one colony? Are they tentacled or look more like a flower with petals?

07/28/2013, 02:38 PM	#10
SandyB Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Corsicana, Tx Posts: 149	I'm sorry, I guess I didn't explain it well. I am asking about those things that look like old coral skeletons, however, there were only two or three little buds ( I call them that cause that is kinda what they look like to me) Now there are a lot of them and at first they were almost flat against the rock, now they are taller. I have several rocks with places like this. I enjoy watching the growth, just wondering what I might be watching.

07/28/2013, 07:00 PM	#14
SandyB Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Corsicana, Tx Posts: 149	Back to health? I guess I just assumed, because it started very small and is growing at a steady rate, that it was a young what ever it is Ok spot feeding will happen. Thanks

07/28/2013, 07:12 PM	#15
ebushrow Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Plymouth Posts: 40	It might be Bermuda coral...do a web search and see if you agree

07/28/2013, 07:38 PM	#16
SandyB Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Corsicana, Tx Posts: 149	It's so hard to tell. I googled hydroids too. I guess I'll continue to enjoy what ever it is. Lol

07/28/2013, 08:14 PM	#17
smtank Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,204	Hidden Cup Coral?