What is this? Please

ahub421 · Aug 1, 2011

Could someone please tell me what the grouping of thin stick like things are behind the bazooka joe? Am buying the livestock from this tank but don't like the looks of this. There are two other groups of it as well. Even if it's not a problem it's ugly, how to get rid of it?? Seller also has aptasia.

Thanks!~

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/at...selling-all-corals-liverock-1200-img_0045.jpg

Reef lvr · Aug 1, 2011

No pics??

Dave3112 · Aug 1, 2011

Looks like a type of macro or corraline to me.

SaltWaterDave · Aug 1, 2011

Seems to be some type of macro to me as well. Have you touched it? Is it hard or soft?

Troylee · Aug 1, 2011

Maybe it's the purple dragon acro!!! It is very sought of and truly hard to find...

Ahahahahah just playing.. Looks like a dead macro or seafan that coralline grew over... Nothing to be worried about..

ahub421 · Aug 1, 2011

I have yet to see it/them in person. Seller tells me they are hard and look to be covered with coriline. Going to pick up the livestock tomorrow. My display is clean so far thank goodness, quarintine tank has feather dusters. Guessing I'm in for a long wait time to starve out the aptasia and feathers. Seller has a bunch of named corals but says he doesn't know what theses are?? Just trying to find out what I'm up against.
Thanks for taking your time to help!!!

Reef lvr, I wasn't smart enough to load the pic but the link will take you to it.

Dave3112 · Aug 1, 2011

You won't be able to "starve" the aptasia out. You have to physically kill them. Kalk paste works great.

fenderguy1 · Aug 1, 2011

There is also bubble algae in that picture...

Just Jared · Aug 1, 2011

fenderguy1 said:
There is also bubble algae in that picture...

that caught my eye to!! srub,scrub,scrub...i have seen it take over tanks fast.

ahub421 · Aug 1, 2011

Well I do have a tile cutting blade on my angle grinder, maybe I should cut as much of the rock off as I can. I don't need the rock.

Yes bubble and hair algae as well.

Hicker4twenty, was told they are hard.

ahub421 · Aug 1, 2011

Here is some other pics

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/at...selling-all-corals-liverock-1200-img_0035.jpg Look upper left

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/at...selling-all-corals-liverock-1200-img_0036.jpg Look center small ones

ahub421 · Aug 3, 2011

Holy crap was this guys tank in rough shape! I took this stuff home and dislodged what I could and cut the rock off the rest. Man did my angle grinder with tile blade go right through the rock! So you know how this goes, some of the mystery sticks will somehow survive and still the question is what to do? I can add a new clue, they were not hard, kind of like bristles of a medium brush. They were purple looking like they were coraline.

droblack · Aug 3, 2011

I think those flimsy sticks are actually sponge, and if so, no problem at all unless you have a die off.

Dave3112 · Aug 3, 2011

ahub421 said:
Holy crap was this guys tank in rough shape!QUOTE]

From the pictures you have posted the tank looked like it was just a mature reef tank. I dont see any thing, other than some bubble algae, that would mean his tank was in rough shape.

ahub421 · Aug 3, 2011

I did buy it so not to rough right. Salinity 1.029, bubble algae that was taking over some corals, these stickish things, lots of mature aptasia etc. but the guy was getting out so it would only be normal to let things slide a bit. I feel good about the deal so don't get me wrong.