ID help??

cee · Dec 28, 2016

Yes, don't boil them. When I refer to "boiling" rock, I'm referring to a process of treating the rock with an acid followed by multiple rinses. The palytoxins and other bad things can be released into the air when actually heating the rock to boiling temperatures and inhalation can cause severe respiratory distress and possibly worse depending on what you are allergic to. When it comes to sea creatures, you don't know what you're allergic to until it is possibly too late! DO NOT RISK IT!

saltrookie53 · Dec 28, 2016

ok what is this then??

jenreefer · Dec 28, 2016

saltrookie53 said:
ok what is this then??

Hmmmm, you just have a lot of good stuff. Maybe some eggs of some sort? not really sure.

saltrookie53 · Dec 28, 2016

ok. it's got like a rubbery texture almost like the old bathtub balls but a lot smaller.

jenreefer · Dec 28, 2016

Do you have calupra in your fuge by any chance, could be some washed out macro algae growth?

saltrookie53 · Dec 28, 2016

no I have nothing in it other than hair algae..

jenreefer · Dec 29, 2016

jenreefer said:
Do you have calupra in your fuge by any chance, could be some washed out macro algae growth?

I would remove it as it may be unwanted macroalgae. It can discolor when left out of the light and is quite invasive in display tanks if it takes hold. Calupra clings to rocks with root like appendages and is very difficult to remove once established.

Gomery12 · Dec 29, 2016

I just removed a plug with about 30 heads of green bay packer zoas with 1 aiptasia on it. I couldn't get to the aiptasia where it was at and wasn't going to mess with cutting around it. I've had an outbreak with in an old tank and the nudibranches worked well, but I am avoiding it at all costs! The price we pay to keep nuisance out!