Identify this

price593 · May 24, 2016

Can anyone tell me what the red things on the top of my live rock are would like to know if they are good or bad thanks

saltyfilmfolks · May 24, 2016

price593 said:
Can anyone tell me what the red things on the top of my live rock are would like to know if they are good or bad thanks

I want them.
Honestly guessing and bumping, but either a sponge or if its calcareous, a corraline.
Are they hard or soft?

price593 · May 24, 2016

Hi they felt quiet hard
They just randomly started growing my fish don't seem to bother them

saltyfilmfolks · May 24, 2016

Totally cool stuff. Yea Im suspecting Plating corraline algae. Your going to be very popular with your Local reefers! Dont see these often.
https://www.google.com/search?q=pla...X&ved=0ahUKEwi3qsHBvvPMAhUSV1IKHTGxBHQQsAQIGw

Welcome to Reef2Reef btw!

kinter · May 24, 2016

It could be lobophora. Does it feel rubbery?
I had the brown variety in my tank, started off innocently enough and then started to spread to other rocks

price593 · May 24, 2016

Thanks for your help can't wait for them to grow

saltyfilmfolks · May 24, 2016

@mdbannister Can we move this? its pretty cool.
@price the AA forum doesn't show up as well to r2r users. Check out the forums page.

price593 · May 24, 2016

Hi kinter it doesn't feel rubbery to me

Tahoe61 · May 24, 2016

Moved to Algae ID forum.

Original poster is you want it returned to Advanced Aquarist just pm me.

I will look around and see if I can find an ID.It might be a plating form of coralline and you'll know for sure if you can snap a piece off, if it rips, tears off or pulls off than it's probably not coralline.

Welcome to R2R.

price593 · May 24, 2016

Hi thanks for moving the page for more info

price593 · May 24, 2016

I managed to get a peice off a smaller one just seemed to break off
Will I need to add anything to the tank to make it grow or will it just grow in normal conditions thanks

Tahoe61 · May 24, 2016

What is hard and did it crumble?

It's already growing in your tank so whatever you're doing the unknown finds its favorable. I like the plating out look to it.

price593 · May 24, 2016

It's quiet hard and it crumbled a bit I didn't break of a large piece

Tahoe61 · May 24, 2016

Google: plating calcareous marine algae, images. Click on similar images and you can link to forums or thread. There is some good info to be found leaning in the direction coalline type.