What is this?

[airedwin]

Just found this growing (the little thing growing on the rock near the sand), no idea where it came from. I have some soft corals in my tank but it looks like nothing I have. Crazy how this came out of nowhere.

 

[vetteguy53081]

it is cyano and is a bacterial algae that loves light and an indicator of high phosphate or even nitrate.
Simply reduce white light interval or turn off white lights for 3-5 days and add 1.5ml of liquid bacteria per 10 gallons daily to compete with this bacteria
Siphon up as needed. Adding snails such as cerith, nerite, nassarius and margarita will help with control

 

[airedwin]

it is cyano and is a bacterial algae that loves light and an indicator of high phosphate or even nitrate.
Simply reduce white light interval or turn off white lights for 3-5 days and add 1.5ml of liquid bacteria per 10 gallons daily to compete with this bacteria
Siphon up as needed. Adding snails such as cerith, nerite, nassarius and margarita will help with control

No that's not what I mean, there is a little coral I think with 8 "petals" on the rock

 

[LegendaryCG]

Clove polyp

 

[airedwin]

it is cyano and is a bacterial algae that loves light and an indicator of high phosphate or even nitrate.
Simply reduce white light interval or turn off white lights for 3-5 days and add 1.5ml of liquid bacteria per 10 gallons daily to compete with this bacteria
Siphon up as needed. Adding snails such as cerith, nerite, nassarius and margarita will help with control

 

[airedwin]

Clove polyp

Really? How do they reproduce? I actually did have some clove polyps in that area that got buried into the sand so I moved them.

 

[LegendaryCG]

Really? How do they reproduce? I actually did have some clove polyps in that area that got buried into the sand so I moved them.

I’ve seen them detach and float around to new areas, they also tend to stick a tinny bud onto a surface and grow out from there.

 

[airedwin]

I’ve seen them detach and float around to new areas, they also tend to stick a tinny bud onto a surface and grow out from there.

Oh ok. Should I move it higher up so it's not in the sand?

 

[airedwin]

it is cyano and is a bacterial algae that loves light and an indicator of high phosphate or even nitrate.
Simply reduce white light interval or turn off white lights for 3-5 days and add 1.5ml of liquid bacteria per 10 gallons daily to compete with this bacteria
Siphon up as needed. Adding snails such as cerith, nerite, nassarius and margarita will help with control

Liquid bacteria.... stability? Or something like Instant Ocean nitryfying

 

[LegendaryCG]

Oh ok. Should I move it higher up so it's not in the sand?

They move themselves if they aren’t happy. I’d just leave it be unless you don’t want it there.

 

[airedwin]

They move themselves if they aren’t happy. I’d just leave it be unless you don’t want it there.

Oh ok. That's cool thanks. The parents are stuck to a plug.

 

[LegendaryCG]

Oh ok. That's cool thanks. The parents are stuck to a plug.

I had an entire colony jump off a rock in a single night and move about 10 inches to a spot with more flow. It was pretty impressive.

 

[airedwin]

I had an entire colony jump off a rock in a single night and move about 10 inches to a spot with more flow. It was pretty impressive.

Should I take them off the plug and try to get them to stick to a rock?

 

[LegendaryCG]

Should I take them off the plug and try to get them to stick to a rock?

I’d just put them in the general area you want them to grow in. Soft corals can detach at will.

 

[airedwin]

I’d just put them in the general area you want them to grow in. Soft corals can detach at will.

I read that sand isn't great for them, right now I have the plug in the sand, I should move it to a rock?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Liquid bacteria.... stability? Or something like Instant Ocean nitryfying

Micro bacter 7 or bacter XLM is an example

 

[vetteguy53081]

Circle helps
A little fuzzy but looks like Clive polyps which can be invasive but I live cloves

 

[vetteguy53081]

The purple stuff is cyano

 

[airedwin]

Micro bacter 7 or bacter XLM is an example

Cool thanks.

 

[airedwin]

The purple stuff is cyano

Ya, I think my GFO ran out so I changed it recently. Hopefully it'll go away, thanks for advice.