Are these "something" or am I seeing things?

JerseyWendy · 04/05/2007, 02:39 PM

Good afternoon fellow reef lovers,

I've been cycling my tank with LR for 11 days now, and today I found some things I didn't see before. Could those be possible life forms or is it just wishful thinking?

I apologize for the picture quality, my camera's macro function is pretty lousy, as are my photographing skills.

Here's the first thing, close up (as close as I could get without washing it out completely)

Here it is again:

And here is something else, on another piece of rock:

Again, further away:

Thank you all so much in advance.

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Wendy

marduc · 04/05/2007, 02:44 PM

Most likely new stuff emerging on the rocks, live rock is full of surprises as it matures and settles into a new home. Various things just magically appear out of nowhere

rustybucket145 · 04/05/2007, 02:53 PM

You should probably head to the local psych ward and check youself in!

jk, you're bound to see many new things every single day. Heck I've had my tank for close to 10 years and I still see new stuff very often. That's the joy of reefkeeping. It's good to get an id if possible but you got to practice a little more with your cam. I would suggest getting an el-cheapo tripod from wallyworld. It will make your pics 1000% clearer. I promise!

Travis L. Stevens · 04/05/2007, 03:21 PM

The first round thing looks like a Money Foram to me. I don't know about the 2nd set of pictures.

JerseyWendy · 04/05/2007, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rustybucket145
You should probably head to the local psych ward and check youself in! jk, ...

ROFLOL

I needed that. You have NO idea how much! LOLOL. I'll look into getting a Tripod. Thanks for the suggestion.

Travis, I tried "googling" Money Foram and didn't find anything. What is it?

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Wendy

Shagsbeard · 04/05/2007, 03:42 PM

yep... you have something there. We'll need much better pictures to tell you what, but it's definately something.

You'll see new stuff all the time... don't be hesitant to post your new discoveries. We love them. Here's some advice though:

1) One thing at time.
2) Really good pictures. With picture quality like those you posted, you're not going to get much but "yep... that's something all right!". If the picture you take doesn't do the thing justice, it's probably not going to be much use.

rfdoc · 04/05/2007, 04:09 PM

That's the second "wallyworld" comment I've seen today in posts. Can someone tell a noob what is meant by this, is it a store or just a phrase? I tried going to wallyworld.com and umm, yeah, no, I don't think you meant that...

JerseyWendy · 04/05/2007, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rfdoc
That's the second "wallyworld" comment I've seen today in posts. Can someone tell a noob what is meant by this, is it a store or just a phrase? I tried going to wallyworld.com and umm, yeah, no, I don't think you meant that...

I'm fairly sure wallyworld = WalMart.

And I just tried taking another 12 pictures, only 1 came out better than the ones I posted. Here it is.

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Wendy

Young Frankenstein · 04/06/2007, 02:11 PM

I think is a purl. You may be able to get some cash back for your investment.

04/05/2007, 02:39 PM	#1
JerseyWendy Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Howell, NJ Posts: 368	Are these "something" or am I seeing things? Good afternoon fellow reef lovers, I've been cycling my tank with LR for 11 days now, and today I found some things I didn't see before. Could those be possible life forms or is it just wishful thinking? I apologize for the picture quality, my camera's macro function is pretty lousy, as are my photographing skills. Here's the first thing, close up (as close as I could get without washing it out completely) Here it is again: And here is something else, on another piece of rock: Again, further away: Thank you all so much in advance. --- Wendy

04/05/2007, 02:53 PM	#3
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	You should probably head to the local psych ward and check youself in! jk, you're bound to see many new things every single day. Heck I've had my tank for close to 10 years and I still see new stuff very often. That's the joy of reefkeeping. It's good to get an id if possible but you got to practice a little more with your cam. I would suggest getting an el-cheapo tripod from wallyworld. It will make your pics 1000% clearer. I promise! __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

04/05/2007, 03:21 PM	#4
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	The first round thing looks like a Money Foram to me. I don't know about the 2nd set of pictures. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

04/05/2007, 04:09 PM	#7
rfdoc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cape May County NJ Posts: 349	That's the second "wallyworld" comment I've seen today in posts. Can someone tell a noob what is meant by this, is it a store or just a phrase? I tried going to wallyworld.com and umm, yeah, no, I don't think you meant that... __________________ ~It's not the size of your rod that counts, it's how you wiggle your worm~

04/05/2007, 02:44 PM	#2
marduc Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tampa, Fl. Posts: 780	Most likely new stuff emerging on the rocks, live rock is full of surprises as it matures and settles into a new home. Various things just magically appear out of nowhere

04/05/2007, 03:42 PM	#6
Shagsbeard Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 2,143	yep... you have something there. We'll need much better pictures to tell you what, but it's definately something. You'll see new stuff all the time... don't be hesitant to post your new discoveries. We love them. Here's some advice though: 1) One thing at time. 2) Really good pictures. With picture quality like those you posted, you're not going to get much but "yep... that's something all right!". If the picture you take doesn't do the thing justice, it's probably not going to be much use.

04/06/2007, 02:11 PM	#9
Young Frankenstein Moved On Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami Florida. Posts: 3,842	I think is a purl. You may be able to get some cash back for your investment.