Help identifying

[Jilly92]

What is this matte fuzzy growth on coral?

 

[MERKEY]

probably green hair algae but do you have a pic?

 

[Jilly92]

probably green hair algae but do you have a pic?

Its up there

 

[jeffrey750750]

I'm going to guess and say its a sponge

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Sponge

 

[Robertellis30]

Sponge. Get yourself a dwarf angel. It’ll be gone in no time

 

[Leemcg]

Definitely sponge.

 

[samnaz]

Hmm I don’t see a coral. I see a white sponge. And beyond that green hair algae.

 

[Jilly92]

Its up there

Hmm I don’t see a coral. I see a white sponge. And beyond that green hair algae.

I meant rock. butt lol

 

[anth]

Yer just a sponge
nothing to worry about.
You might be over feeding a little and if so that green hair algae will spread like wild fire. Maybe try remove the gha and cut down on nutrient input until there is no sign of any more growing.
always best to catch it early!

 

[Jilly92]

Yer just a sponge
nothing to worry about.
You might be over feeding a little and if so that green hair algae will spread like wild fire. Maybe try remove the gha and cut down on nutrient input until there is no sign of any more growing.
always best to catch it early!

I purchased the live rock from local aquarium store and it came with all that algae and I decided to leave it for a couple weeks My tank is only about a month old.

 

[anth]

I purchased the live rock from local aquarium store and it came with all that algae and I decided to leave it for a couple weeks My tank is only about a month old.

I guessed by how clean your other rocks are that the sponge and gha were probably hitch hikers into a new tank but like i say, probably best to remove the gha. I just won a major battle with gha and bryopsis and it wasnt easy as i let it get out of hand.
Anyway good luck with your tank, hope it goes well!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Proliferan sponge and a filter feeder but can overtake rock. You can remove with firm toothbrush if it starts to get out of hand

 

[Jilly92]

I guessed by how clean your other rocks are that the sponge and gha were probably hitch hikers into a new tank but like i say, probably best to remove the gha. I just won a major battle with gha and bryopsis and it wasnt easy as i let it get out of hand.
Anyway good luck with your tank, hope it goes well!

Thank you! I definitely will

 

[Jilly92]

Proliferan sponge and a filter feeder but can overtake rock. You can remove with firm toothbrush if it starts to get out of hand

Are there any benefits to that sponge? If I isolate the rock as an island

 

[NashobaTek]

@Jilly92 Which Canton are you from if you don't mind me asking? I might be in your area.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Are there any benefits to that sponge? If I isolate the rock as an island

Its a filter feeder primarily.

 

[Jilly92]

@Jilly92 Which Canton are you from if you don't mind me asking? I might be in your area.

Georgia

 

[Rp8]

IMO, they are kind of an eye sore if they are in the display, and they grow fast. If you have a sump i'd put them in that.

 

[Jilly92]

IMO, they are kind of an eye sore if they are in the display, and they grow fast. If you have a sump i'd put them in that.

Ty. I dont have a sump but I'm in the middle of making a frag tank so I will just put it in there