Alien life form invading my tank!?

[Lousybreed]

what is this white stringy stuff, is it bad, etc. help a brother out. It kinda creeps along my rocks

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[road_runner]

Look like some sort of Sponge..filter feeder, should not be bad unless if they start growing too much... you can take it out.

 

[road_runner]

Also thu picture not very clear but look like you have cyano..the red algae in the 2nd pic

 

[Hemmdog]

Also thu picture not very clear but look like you have cyano..the red algae in the 2nd pic

Pretty sure that’s a bowerbanki

 

[MabuyaQ]

It is a sponge. This type I would remove though, fast growing and it will smother corals with its stringy growth.

 

[Phycodurus]

interesting! any clue on the genus of that sponge or family?

 

[Lousybreed]

It is a sponge. This type I would remove though, fast growing and it will smother corals with its stringy growth.

It’s impossible to remove. It’s growing in a 250....I do not know what has spurred it to grow. I can remove around my corals. Thanks!

 

[saltyhog]

Also thu picture not very clear but look like you have cyano..the red algae in the 2nd pic

Wow, I didn't even notice. When I looked back I also see bubble algae and aiptasia in the same picture.....the pest trifecta.

 

[Lousybreed]

Yeah a lot of learnings from this tank. At least the Aiptasia is getting mowed down by AEN’s so I will be much happier once they are gone. The bubble algae is the worst.