New Nano Reef and Growth on Live Rock

Melanie K · Sep 3, 2023

Hello my name is Melanie and I am new to the saltwater aquarium hobby. I have had 20g Red Sea max nano cube for about a month now and really enjoy it. The aquarium has made it very easy to get started. I bought live rock at my local fish store and I noticed I have this little pinkish purple things on my rock. Does anyone know what those are? I am excited to start this hobby and look forward to contributing to the community.

Peace River · Sep 3, 2023

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

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Cichlid Dad · Sep 3, 2023

Welcome To The Reef!

Kristopher Conlin · Sep 3, 2023

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

If you are talking about the circled things those are some type of palythoa coral.

Cichlid Dad · Sep 3, 2023

Not sure of the purple stuff, if it is true live rock and been in a seasoned tank, it may be Coraline Algae. Were those zoa's on the rocks when you got them?

Correction: palythoa

Buckster · Sep 3, 2023

Hello Melanie and Welcome to R2R! Not sure from the photo but it does look like Coraline algae

zheka757 · Sep 3, 2023

welcome to R2R!!

shakacuz · Sep 3, 2023

welcome aboard the r2r board!

Jimbhoy13 · Sep 3, 2023

Welcome to R2R and the salty world Melanie. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

Reefer Matt · Sep 3, 2023

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Tahiti · Sep 3, 2023

Welcome!

Melanie K · Sep 3, 2023

Cichlid Dad said:
Not sure of the purple stuff, if it is true live rock and been in a seasoned tank, it may be Coraline Algae. Were those zoa's on the rocks when you got them?

Correction: palythoa

They were but they were purple and not as tall yet and I wasn’t really sure what they were. I’m excited for them because it’s a nice surprise.

Melanie K · Sep 3, 2023

Cichlid Dad said:
Not sure of the purple stuff, if it is true live rock and been in a seasoned tank, it may be Coraline Algae. Were those zoa's on the rocks when you got them?

Correction: palythoa

Kristopher Conlin said:

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

If you are talking about the circled things those are some type of palythoa coral.

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thank you for the information. I was talking about those. I got my live rock from a local fish store and it had purple on it that was a little different than the coralline algae on the rock. I didn’t expect it to be a palythoa.