glow in the dark specks?

Netofficer3710 · 04/01/2011, 10:14 AM

I went over to my tank last night before going to bed with ALL lights off getting ready to flashlight my rocks looking for weird stuff. once my eyes were adjusted to the dark I saw something weird...

there were tiny glowing specks all over my rock and my substrate!

I'm not talking about anything large or even very bright, but they were indeed glowing.

has anyone ever seen anything light this?

bnumair · 04/01/2011, 10:17 AM

aliens from area fifty one escaped 3 nights ago. they might have made home in ur tank. lol,
but if u r serious then no i dont know what that would be.

bluezx636 · 04/01/2011, 10:55 AM

post pics

Gamepro_inc · 04/01/2011, 11:00 AM

Bristle worms can have irradescent skin glowing like, I would flashlight the spot after and see what you can see. It may just be coraline or sponge I have a red sponge that grows in small specks in my tank and it glows under the Lunar light.

Netofficer3710 · 04/01/2011, 01:45 PM

lol there will be no pics, my camera will not be able to pick it up

CaptHook · 04/01/2011, 05:21 PM

Im glad finally someone else posted about the "glowing" things in there tank.Awhile back I had the same thing going on and was amazed (at the least) at what I saw.These little specks glowed or blinked luminous green,but when I shined a flashlight on them they stopped.When I turned on the light to try to identify them somehow they werent there-or too transluesant to see...I know this sounds nuts..but..it happened..lol good luck in yr search for the answer on what they are,Im off to look for the Jersey devil

bertoni · 04/01/2011, 05:26 PM

There are a lot of bioluminescent organisms in the ocean.

derek4real · 04/01/2011, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bertoni

There are a lot of bioluminescent organisms in the ocean.

If you have some time watch these videos

http://blog.ted.com/2008/01/11/david_gallo/
http://www.ted.com/talks/edith_widde...ter_world.html

Second one is good but a little long.

billdogg · 04/02/2011, 06:23 AM

Bioluminesence (sp?) is one of the really cool things about a night dive. I like to turn off my dive light so that I am surrounded by darkness, and then wave my hands/kick with my fins to watch the light show. Congratulations on finding another weird thing in your tank!

04/01/2011, 10:14 AM	#1
Netofficer3710 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 465	glow in the dark specks? I went over to my tank last night before going to bed with ALL lights off getting ready to flashlight my rocks looking for weird stuff. once my eyes were adjusted to the dark I saw something weird... there were tiny glowing specks all over my rock and my substrate! I'm not talking about anything large or even very bright, but they were indeed glowing. has anyone ever seen anything light this?

04/01/2011, 10:17 AM	#2
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	aliens from area fifty one escaped 3 nights ago. they might have made home in ur tank. lol, but if u r serious then no i dont know what that would be. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

04/01/2011, 11:00 AM	#4
Gamepro_inc Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 425	Bristle worms can have irradescent skin glowing like, I would flashlight the spot after and see what you can see. It may just be coraline or sponge I have a red sponge that grows in small specks in my tank and it glows under the Lunar light. __________________ -Paul Current Tank Info: 65g rimless, and 34g starfire rimless Solana

04/01/2011, 05:26 PM	#7
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	There are a lot of bioluminescent organisms in the ocean. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

04/02/2011, 06:23 AM	#9
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	Bioluminesence (sp?) is one of the really cool things about a night dive. I like to turn off my dive light so that I am surrounded by darkness, and then wave my hands/kick with my fins to watch the light show. Congratulations on finding another weird thing in your tank! __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

04/01/2011, 10:55 AM	#3
bluezx636 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NY Posts: 138	post pics

04/01/2011, 01:45 PM	#5
Netofficer3710 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 465	lol there will be no pics, my camera will not be able to pick it up

04/01/2011, 05:21 PM	#6
CaptHook Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster PA Posts: 74	Im glad finally someone else posted about the "glowing" things in there tank.Awhile back I had the same thing going on and was amazed (at the least) at what I saw.These little specks glowed or blinked luminous green,but when I shined a flashlight on them they stopped.When I turned on the light to try to identify them somehow they werent there-or too transluesant to see...I know this sounds nuts..but..it happened..lol good luck in yr search for the answer on what they are,Im off to look for the Jersey devil

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