Blobs

[KelBell3113]

Bought a new piece of live rock this evening and I noticed these little maroon blobs. What are they? Could they be a type of coral?

 

[Anthony Wood]

I forget the exact name but is a type of bubble algae. It's a nuisance algae get rid of it. For warning it's not easy to get rid of.

 

[cmcoker]

Probably botryocladia skottsbergii. I'd Remove the rock from tank before removal. I'd also probably hit the rock with some h2o2 and definitely rinse before returning it to the tank.

 

[KelBell3113]

Thank you! I took the rock out of the tank, removed them, rinsed and put it back in the tank.