What is this?

travisgerard · 10/12/2012, 07:19 PM

My brother has had his tank up and running since the end of June. He got a piece of rock with Coralline algae. A few weeks ago these gray jelly things appeared. Any idea what they are?ImageUploadedByTapatalk1350091177.585142.jpg

SushiGirl · 10/12/2012, 08:10 PM

Kinda blurry but probably sponge.

travisgerard · 10/12/2012, 08:16 PM

Here's a better picture. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1350094553.019674.jpg

hollister · 10/12/2012, 08:24 PM

They look like little sclalups. You see these in a new cycled tank but will never stick around.

Look here for id help.Though i dont think they have these.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

SushiGirl · 10/12/2012, 08:44 PM

Did you mean scallops? I don't see a split where they would open. I'll stick with sponge.

Zappo · 10/12/2012, 09:24 PM

It does look a bit like a sponge. Maybe this is just my inner child speaking but... Poke it and see what it does! If it's super soft and squishy, it's a sponge. Just be gentle. Don't crush it.

travisgerard · 10/13/2012, 07:58 AM

It is squishy like jelly and it appears to have gotten bigger since he first noticed it.
Thanks for the responses! Good to know that it isn't going to explode worms one day

Albert184445 · 10/13/2012, 07:15 PM

It looks like a sponge to me

abid · 10/13/2012, 11:58 PM

+1 for sponge

10/12/2012, 07:19 PM	#1
travisgerard Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 5	What is this? My brother has had his tank up and running since the end of June. He got a piece of rock with Coralline algae. A few weeks ago these gray jelly things appeared. Any idea what they are?ImageUploadedByTapatalk1350091177.585142.jpg

10/12/2012, 08:10 PM	#2
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Kinda blurry but probably sponge. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

10/12/2012, 08:44 PM	#5
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Did you mean scallops? I don't see a split where they would open. I'll stick with sponge. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

10/12/2012, 08:16 PM	#3
travisgerard Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 5	Here's a better picture. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1350094553.019674.jpg

10/12/2012, 08:24 PM	#4
hollister Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,037	They look like little sclalups. You see these in a new cycled tank but will never stick around. Look here for id help.Though i dont think they have these. http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

10/12/2012, 09:24 PM	#6
Zappo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minnetonka, MN Posts: 582	It does look a bit like a sponge. Maybe this is just my inner child speaking but... Poke it and see what it does! If it's super soft and squishy, it's a sponge. Just be gentle. Don't crush it.

10/13/2012, 07:58 AM	#7
travisgerard Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 5	It is squishy like jelly and it appears to have gotten bigger since he first noticed it. Thanks for the responses! Good to know that it isn't going to explode worms one day

10/13/2012, 07:15 PM	#8
Albert184445 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 360	It looks like a sponge to me

10/13/2012, 11:58 PM	#9
abid Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 51	+1 for sponge