an ID on this please?

[cracker]

Whatever it is I have no memory of adding it (Maybe). This TBS rock has been with me for a long time. I added a Ricordia years ago & it just disappeared so thought it was long gone. This was 2 tanks & a sump for years later then 3 years in this 75. It just might be the same. the critter in question is just left of center . There are 5 other smaller one to left & right. there is a magenta ring maybe? Sorry for the poor picture. This was the best out of a bunch ! Thanks

 

[Cherub]

What are you talking about the bubble algae?

 

[Cherub]

or the monti

 

[tiggs]

If the ric you added back then was a Yuma, I think that might be a bleached out version of it with corresponding babies

 

[DSC reef]

They look similar to lava lamp discoma

 

[cracker]

What are you talking about the bubble algae?

Thanks Cherub but I can Id the bubble all by myself ! LOL
Honestly the color is much better than the pic shows. all I have is an old HP digital camera. I'm trying a flash light turning off the t5's etc.
So a ricordia maybe, a discoma? If it's the ricordia it would be 3 setups & a good 10 years ago, 2 in a sump with a reflector & a 65K fluoro bulb!
I love this en devour with all the crazy stuff that pops up !

 

[tiggs]

It actually does look a lot more like a discoma than a yuma. If it was indeed the ric from a decade ago, this would be a super bleached and beat-up version of it. I think it's more likely that an unnoticed discoma snuck in at some point.

 

[cracker]

Whatever it is it's getting lots of par & high flow OK time for some research ! Thanks !

 

[cracker]

Ok I think you are right on the Discoma ID. Maybe it was an incidental or the LFS sold it as Ricordia, which is most likely . This is why it survived all these years thru all kinds of conditions.
So It's getting blasted with high flow & a lot of par. Like 180 par ! The large one is in a crevice So can't be moved. I wonder if I can get the babies off the rock & move them lower with less flow?
I took a good look at them just now & the edges do lift up. I think I can get a razor knife underneath & cut them away from the rock. Then propagation is standard mushroom, rubble in a basket?
Man, the more I get into this, the more work/trouble albeit fun I get into ! I Love it !

 

[Reefs of Space]

Here's my lava lamp discosoma that's getting too much as well. If you find a sweet spot with the lighting they morph pretty quickly.

 

[Reefs of Space]

I've got these at the perfect range. But too low of par and they lose color and turn a reddish brown.