Hitcherhiker ID

[Mickle]

Hello .
I am just now getting into the saltwater tanks and I got a single cured live rock to help cycle my tank as I want most hitchhikers I get to survive, its very interesting to me. Anyways I found these strange lumps I couldn't ID and a little yellowish brown plant with straight leaves I know for aure it isn't sargassum. If anyone could help me with these. Sorry the water is cloudy from the sanf I just added ill take more after it clears in an hoyr or so, Thanks!

 

[Murica]

Can you get a picture once the tank clears?

 

[Mickle]

Can you get a picture once the tank clears?

That's the plant like one. My phone isn't good for pictures shoulf I take the rock out and get better pics?

 

[Mickle]

These are the purple lumps. At first I thought they were coral 2 of them have opened since I posted the other pic

Its really hard to see the plant-like one :\

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

IMO no. Let the water clear up.

Looks like you got a lot of life on that rock.

A reefer after my own heart.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

These are the purple lumps. At first I thought they were coral 2 of them have opened since I posted the other pic

Those are zoas or plays. Looks like they are opening up too.

 

[Mickle]

Thanks, will they live through the cycle?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yes. I expect so. Don’t add ammonia.

The rock is live right it’s second (live), ammoina will be produced in small quantities but the little bit of die off from the rock and detritus.

Bottled bacteria wouldn be best.

You actually may never register ammoina becuse the Rock is live (skip cycle)

 

[Mickle]

Oh! I was going to cycle with slices of shrimp.. When should I start adding cuc fish ect?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Oh! I was going to cycle with slices of shrimp.. When should I start adding cuc fish ect?

You can skip that. Test the ammonia tomorrow or use an ammonia alert badge. Check ove t the next week or two.

You could (not sure your tank size and how much live other rock you have ) add cuc in two or three weeks most likely. I do like to go slow as a precaution and best practice.

 

[Mickle]

I just have the 13.5 fluval evo. I didn't have space for anything bigger. Well if I can skip the shrimp then I'm going to get more live rock tomorrow.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Hahaha! Dig in that bin hard!

I found this once.

About the size of an Aptasia or pencil eraser.


It wasn’t.

 

[Mickle]

Alright, Ive moved the rock closer to the glass. Here's the plant looking thing. I felt it while I was scanning the rock for a starfish lol and it felt rough.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Alright, ive moved the rock cloaer to the glass. Here's the plant looking thing. I felt it before I put it back in while I was scanning the rock for a starfish lol and it felt rough.

Probably flexable when you press on them?
I belive they are old hydroid tubes.
Better off dead actually.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

In case you haven’t seen it.
https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

 

[Mickle]

Thanks alot! I'm going to use this forum more often. Very helpful! And yes I tried to check all the possible hitchhikers before I made a post. Thanks!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Thanks alot! I'm going to use this forum more often. Very helpful! And yes I tried to check all the possible hitchhikers before I made a post. Thanks!

It’s a pretty vast set of knowledge we have here.

I put that in cuz she’s a friend,
and who doesn’t like to look at weird hitchhikers?