Help with identifying

Brisee2010 · Mar 27, 2016

I set up my tank 3 days ago and I am trying to determine what is or may be dangerous on this rock.

Any help is appreciated.

Brisee2010 · Mar 28, 2016

Lionfish Lair · Mar 28, 2016

There's an appy and that's about all that would undesirable.

Lionfish Lair · Mar 28, 2016

I put an arrow pointing to the appy, just in case you were unsure which it was.

Lionfish Lair · Mar 28, 2016

All of these things are good or inconsequential. I'm going to post a couple.

The arrow here is pointing to cup corals. I don't know if they are still there or not, as I don't see the little tentacles, but you can always see the skeleton like that.

Lionfish Lair · Mar 28, 2016

Red = Sponge
Green = Halimeda
Blue = Chaetopterid/Spionid

A lot of times the little tubes of the Chaetopterid/Spionid house a vermitid snail and you may even have some on there.

Lionfish Lair · Mar 28, 2016

Blue = Sponge
Red = Button polyp.... could be a species of appy (different from the other and they are not a nuisance like the others so much) or a paly or a little anemone of sorts.

Brisee2010 · Mar 28, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
Blue = Sponge
Red = Button polyp.... could be a species of appy (different from the other and they are not a nuisance like the others so much) or a paly or a little anemone of sorts.
Thank you so much!! Such great info I really do appreciate it.

1MJG1 · Mar 28, 2016

No offense but I would just get a new piece of rock like the foundation one you have. You have the opportunities now to set this thing up fresh why risk it? I've just had experience in the past with rocks like that and sure enough there's stuff inside and hiding that you might not want

Lionfish Lair · Mar 28, 2016

I would ADORE having that rock. That's an awesome rock. Not everyone likes to start sterile. Different strokes for different folks.

twilliard · Mar 28, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
I would ADORE having that rock. That's an awesome rock. Not everyone likes to start sterile. Different strokes for different folks.

Yes isn't it a gorgeous rock?
A good start for diversity!