"fuzzy" live rock

sculptthis · 08/01/2006, 09:24 PM

I don't know how else to describe it but my live rock has become fuzzy. It does not look at all like algea. it is white and does not seem to cause any problems. Does anyone know what this is and if it means something is wrong? Thank in advance.

csb · 08/01/2006, 09:49 PM

Might be a sponge ... got any pics?

yoboyjdizz · 08/01/2006, 09:57 PM

sounds like a sponge have em all over my rocks...

sculptthis · 08/01/2006, 10:26 PM

I will try to get a pic. Would a sponge look loose and feathery?

sculptthis · 08/01/2006, 10:38 PM

attempt at including pic

sculptthis · 08/01/2006, 10:51 PM

well I can't convert my pic to be availble for donload, but it basically looks like fuzzy cobwebs. It is not the production of vermetis snails, which I do have. It covers every inch of rock and fake matter I have in the tank. If it is sponge where could I find more info?

sculptthis · 08/03/2006, 06:22 AM

anyone???

navajo · 08/03/2006, 01:11 PM

I hate to say it, but it does sound like the beginnings of algae.

I had the same problem with a few of my rocks. Just looked like little white threads about 1/8" long waving in the water? Then a bit later (weeks) they slowly turned green... Scrubbed them off with a tooth brush.

Just a thought.

mike89t · 08/03/2006, 01:56 PM

I think I've had the same problem for about 3 months now and Haven't been able to figure out exactly what it is.

You can kind of see it in this photo as a haze covering the rocks. It doesn't get any longer than a quarter of an inch:

I hate it because it traps detritus and sand. Scrubbing it with a toothbrush helps to clean it but doesn't really remove it. I'm guessing that it is feeding off of nutrients in the water but I still don't know exactly what it is.

skeeter-doc · 08/03/2006, 02:34 PM

Mike89, I would say that is possibly Dictyota sp. macroalgae. Do some research as I think it is something that can be dreadful in the tank, and become an overwhelming headache...

Chad Vossen · 08/03/2006, 02:47 PM

i think i know what your talking about. it grows on my rocks, glass, and even on my algae. i think its some kind of super tiny micro algae that grows like mad. i think the fuzz is just single strands of cells.

i hate how it looks on the macro algae.

mike89t · 08/05/2006, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by skeeter-doc
Mike89, I would say that is possibly Dictyota sp. macroalgae. Do some research as I think it is something that can be dreadful in the tank, and become an overwhelming headache...

That's definitly Dictyota. The Rabbitfish in the picture has knocked it back since this photo was taken.

I was actually refering to the fuzzyness on the Rock.

08/01/2006, 09:24 PM	#1
sculptthis Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 58	"fuzzy" live rock I don't know how else to describe it but my live rock has become fuzzy. It does not look at all like algea. it is white and does not seem to cause any problems. Does anyone know what this is and if it means something is wrong? Thank in advance. __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum Current Tank Info: 75 gallon/ one black dogface puffer/ brazilian gramma/cinnamin clownfish/ striped dragonet/copperband butterfly

08/01/2006, 09:49 PM	#2
csb Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 541	Might be a sponge ... got any pics? __________________ Winter ski bum, summer reef bum. Tank pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/snojrnl Current Tank Info: 30g mixed reef

08/01/2006, 10:26 PM	#4
sculptthis Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 58	I will try to get a pic. Would a sponge look loose and feathery? __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum Current Tank Info: 75 gallon/ one black dogface puffer/ brazilian gramma/cinnamin clownfish/ striped dragonet/copperband butterfly

08/01/2006, 10:38 PM	#5
sculptthis Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 58	attempt at including pic __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum Current Tank Info: 75 gallon/ one black dogface puffer/ brazilian gramma/cinnamin clownfish/ striped dragonet/copperband butterfly

08/01/2006, 10:51 PM	#6
sculptthis Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 58	well I can't convert my pic to be availble for donload, but it basically looks like fuzzy cobwebs. It is not the production of vermetis snails, which I do have. It covers every inch of rock and fake matter I have in the tank. If it is sponge where could I find more info? __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum Current Tank Info: 75 gallon/ one black dogface puffer/ brazilian gramma/cinnamin clownfish/ striped dragonet/copperband butterfly

08/01/2006, 09:57 PM	#3
yoboyjdizz Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 3,137	sounds like a sponge have em all over my rocks...

08/03/2006, 06:22 AM	#7
sculptthis Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 58	anyone??? __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum Current Tank Info: 75 gallon/ one black dogface puffer/ brazilian gramma/cinnamin clownfish/ striped dragonet/copperband butterfly

08/03/2006, 01:11 PM	#8
navajo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern VA Posts: 644	I hate to say it, but it does sound like the beginnings of algae. I had the same problem with a few of my rocks. Just looked like little white threads about 1/8" long waving in the water? Then a bit later (weeks) they slowly turned green... Scrubbed them off with a tooth brush. Just a thought. __________________ Tom (The Tool Man) "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to KEEP fish and his family will soon be eating Ramen Noodles..." Current Tank Info: 210 GAL SW/ 55 GAL Heavily planted FW/ 3000 GAL KOI Pond/

08/03/2006, 01:56 PM	#9
mike89t Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chandler, Az Posts: 1,889	I think I've had the same problem for about 3 months now and Haven't been able to figure out exactly what it is. You can kind of see it in this photo as a haze covering the rocks. It doesn't get any longer than a quarter of an inch: I hate it because it traps detritus and sand. Scrubbing it with a toothbrush helps to clean it but doesn't really remove it. I'm guessing that it is feeding off of nutrients in the water but I still don't know exactly what it is. __________________ Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks. Current Tank Info: Sold my 150G reef tank. :^(

08/03/2006, 02:34 PM	#10
skeeter-doc Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TX Posts: 1,643	Mike89, I would say that is possibly Dictyota sp. macroalgae. Do some research as I think it is something that can be dreadful in the tank, and become an overwhelming headache...

08/03/2006, 02:47 PM	#11
Chad Vossen Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota Posts: 1,313	i think i know what your talking about. it grows on my rocks, glass, and even on my algae. i think its some kind of super tiny micro algae that grows like mad. i think the fuzz is just single strands of cells. i hate how it looks on the macro algae.