What is this orange critter in my reef??

[Trollinnoland91]

 

[Trollinnoland91]

Found this guy a while back and its slowly getting bigger and ideas?

 

[BeltedCoyote]

@ReefSquad

 

[i cant think]

Looks to me like a sponge although which species I don’t know.

 

[madmarks]

Can you see any siphon holes? I second it being some sort of encrusting sponge.

 

[Rmckoy]

Most sponge typically doesn’t grow in well
Lit areas.
Is it hard and encrusting or mushy like a sponge ?

looks almost like a different encrusting algae similar to coralline

 

[Trollinnoland91]

It's hard not mushie, and it's under an overhang so not to much light gets to it. And I dont think I see any siphon holes..

 

[Trollinnoland91]

I drew an arrow pointing to it if you couldn't find it in the other picture

 

[Idoc]

This will be interesting to see what it grows out to be.

 

[Trollinnoland91]

Yes I totally agree thanks for the input and I'll definitely keep yall in the loop

 

[Trollinnoland91]

I was spraying some detritus off with a baster and its definitely squishy like a sponge

 

[Trollinnoland91]

I think I I agree with yall about an entrusting sponge. Still no noticeable changes from last picture I posted