Can anyone ID this???

[TJflip44]

Does anyone know what this stuff is on my rock?

 

[Casket_Case]

B u m p
I’ve got those in my tank idk what they are but they haven’t hurt anything

 

[esther]

Are you referring to the white, stick like growths? Not sure what those are, but just want to make sure we're looking at the same thing.

 

[TJflip44]

Are you referring to the white, stick like growths? Not sure what those are, but just want to make sure we're looking at the same thing.

Yes that’s what I am referring to. Should have clarified.

 

[gaki]

Oh my goodness! I forgot I had those- not as many or as large as those, but they went away after a few months. They never seemed to bother anything. Hopefully someone knows what they are

 

[TJflip44]

Oh my goodness! I forgot I had those- not as many or as large as those, but they went away after a few months. They never seemed to bother anything. Hopefully someone knows what they are

I would guess they have been in my tank for close to 6 months.

 

[KrisReef]

Super close up picture is nice but I'm not certain if that is plant or animal. @gaki seems to offer positive hope.

 

[Jeffcb]

I like stuff growing

 

[SHNICI]

If I'm not wrong it's hydroids, I had this for a little while but they disappear. and when I was searching, was able to match this only with hydroids.

 

[JGT]

If I'm not wrong it's hydroids, I had this for a little while but they disappear. and when I was searching, was able to match this only with hydroids.

Don’t believe hydroids, not hollow and nothing comes out of them. I’ve had them too. Think it’s a type of formanifera.

 

[TJflip44]

If I'm not wrong it's hydroids, I had this for a little while but they disappear. and when I was searching, was able to match this only with hydroids.

This is what I was thinking but when I have googled branching hydroids it pretty much lead me to believe I’m screwed and most people end up tearing their tank down and bleaching their rock

 

[SHNICI]

Don’t believe hydroids, not hollow and nothing comes out of them. I’ve had them too. Think it’s a type of formanifera.

can be, and I have foraminifera but mine is purple red and is much more harder on touching (calcerouse), this things wasn't that hard at all.

 

[SHNICI]

This is what I was thinking but when I have googled branching hydroids it pretty much lead me to believe I’m screwed and most people end up tearing their tank down and bleaching their rock

how old is your tank, and is it completely "matured"?

 

[JGT]

can be, and I have foraminifera but mine is purple red and is much more harder on touching (calcerouse), this things wasn't that hard at all.

Yes, have those as well. These tend to be very thin and brittle.

 

[TJflip44]

how old is your tank, and is it completely "matured"?

It will be two years in a month

 

[TJflip44]

My concern is that this stuff has been around for awhile now, it’s all over the tank (it’s small so it’s not a major eyesore if your not looking close up) and what makes me most concerned is that I find it on SPS corals that are not doing well. I have had some temp issues and some issues with other things so it could be coincidence that they are on those sps corals that are in rough shape but I want to make sure it’s not causing the problems

 

[JGT]

My concern is that this stuff has been around for awhile now, it’s all over the tank (it’s small so it’s not a major eyesore if your not looking close up) and what makes me most concerned is that I find it on SPS corals that are not doing well. I have had some temp issues and some issues with other things so it could be coincidence that they are on those sps corals that are in rough shape but I want to make sure it’s not causing the problems

Hard to tell from pic but on the branches are there any things that look like tiny feather duster heads?

 

[TJflip44]

Hard to tell from pic but on the branches are there any things that look like tiny feather duster heads?

No I don’t think so. They almost resemble sea fans but tiny.

 

[Dark_Knightt]

Im not sure what these are either, but i have them growing under my GSP as if they were roots. I picked it up the other day to look at the one aptaisia growing out of it that i keep trying to remove manually (that little bugger i keep touching him once with the tweezers then it retracts.One of these days ill get him. Hopefully before theres another head...)

 

[JGT]

No I don’t think so. They almost resemble sea fans but tiny.

Yeah so don’t think branching hydroids.