What's this "rocky" growth on my palys?

42campaigns · 02/14/2019, 02:49 PM

Hi everyone,

I recently put in a paly frag. They appear to be doing fine, but something is growing on the plug. It looks like nothing so much as rock, and it's definitely growing. Any ideas?

FishAndPhysics · 02/14/2019, 02:50 PM

Could you circle on the image what is growing in MS paint? A lot going on in that image.

42campaigns · 02/14/2019, 03:00 PM

Thanks FishandPhysics,

I also noticed that the image wasn't rotated properly. Here is it correctly oriented with the "growth" circled.

Anemone · 02/14/2019, 03:18 PM

Looks to me like a typical live rock outcropping, with a bit of purple coralline algae. I'm not sure what you see as growing. Are you sure your palys aren't just moving off it a bit so the spacing looks larger?

Kevin

Daddi0 · 02/14/2019, 04:18 PM

I dont see anything odd? and beware of Palytoxin

Cheers! Mark

mcgyvr · 02/15/2019, 05:40 AM

Maybe a harmless sponge or whatever... No issue there..

But what about your green rock? That a clear issue that hopefully you are addressing..

42campaigns · 02/23/2019, 02:25 PM

Thanks everyone.
@mcgyvr, when you say "green rock", are you referring to the green hair algae that's slightly visible, or the green tint on the rock itself?

I'm definitely addressing the GHA (a long and hard fight, but I'm winning).

If you mean the green tint on the rock, I didn't even realize it's something I should be concerned about. I can confirm that most of the rock has a light green covering on it, and that it's the only rock in the tank with that color. Plenty of purplish coraline elsewhere, but nothing green.

02/14/2019, 02:50 PM	#2
FishAndPhysics Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: NY Posts: 95	Could you circle on the image what is growing in MS paint? A lot going on in that image. __________________ 90 Gallon Mixed Reef with 20g sump Current Stock: 1 - Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 - Yellow Tang, 1 - Kole Yellow Eye Tang, 1 - unidentified hitchhiker goby, 1 - Coral Beauty, 3 - Lyretail Anthias.

02/14/2019, 03:18 PM	#4
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	Looks to me like a typical live rock outcropping, with a bit of purple coralline algae. I'm not sure what you see as growing. Are you sure your palys aren't just moving off it a bit so the spacing looks larger? Kevin __________________ Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks... Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s

02/14/2019, 04:18 PM	#5
Daddi0 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Redwood City Posts: 1,354	I dont see anything odd? and beware of Palytoxin Cheers! Mark __________________ 2x 65g displays with a 30g cryptic refugium and 30g sump - 55g reef 30g Bio-cube reef - I.M. 30g reef - 45g freshwater

02/15/2019, 05:40 AM	#6
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Maybe a harmless sponge or whatever... No issue there.. But what about your green rock? That a clear issue that hopefully you are addressing.. __________________ Who me?

02/23/2019, 02:25 PM	#7
42campaigns Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 3	Thanks everyone. @mcgyvr, when you say "green rock", are you referring to the green hair algae that's slightly visible, or the green tint on the rock itself? I'm definitely addressing the GHA (a long and hard fight, but I'm winning). If you mean the green tint on the rock, I didn't even realize it's something I should be concerned about. I can confirm that most of the rock has a light green covering on it, and that it's the only rock in the tank with that color. Plenty of purplish coraline elsewhere, but nothing green.