Small reddish bean sized thing?

[Sockcman]

There has been this small reddish bean sized thing on my sand bed that I noticed about 3 days ago. Any ideas what it is?

 

[mcarroll]

That is a Kidney Bean.






(no idea really unless you can maybe get a more detailed or better lit photo.)

 

[Sockcman]

That is a Kidney Bean.






(no idea really unless you can maybe get a more detailed or better lit photo.)

Lol I think it might be a rock not sure though

 

[RabidDragon]

That tube next to it might be a clue, do you have nassarius snails in your tank?

Does the kidney bean move at all? does that tube?

 

[Privateye]

My first thought was a rock.

Then I saw the snail siphon, and it still looks like a rock to me. Not any snail shell I've seen in a reef at least.

 

[StartingATank]

Very interesting! I did see the nassarius snail tube, but I don't think that this is a snail. My guess is some kind of pink rock, like pink quartz or something

 

[Sockcman]

Very interesting! I did see the nassarius snail tube, but I don't think that this is a snail. My guess is some kind of pink rock, like pink quartz or something

Yeah a nassarius snail just happened to be beside it. Definitely seems like quartz but strange that it just appeared there lol.

 

[mcarroll]

I agree it looks like a rock.

Is it actually hard or soft tho?

Maybe red bubble algae? (It exists.)

 

[Privateye]

Yeah a nassarius snail just happened to be beside it. Definitely seems like quartz but strange that it just appeared there lol.

I've seen this happen in a lot of tanks over enough time. It's the "Brazil Nut Effect" that brings them to the top.

 

[mcarroll]

Whenever it happened, the nassarius might have actually been the one to pop it up!

 

[Sockcman]

I agree it looks like a rock.

Is it actually hard or soft tho?

Maybe red bubble algae? (It exists.)

It's hard, picked it up with some tweezers

 

[mcarroll]

IMO then it's just a piece of glass that got caught in the CarbSea tumbler/grinder/sorter along with the usualy material. Harmless. :)