Please ID This

[serotonin]

Hello all,

I found this on my new LR that I put in the tank on Sunday. I didn't really bother finding out what it is, because I assumed it was dead/dying from the transport (24 hours out of water, but damp). I looked through my invert book and cant really figure out if this is a coral or what.

EDIT: There is some white bulb looking tips on the ends of the stalks. It seems that it's growing :shrug:

Thanks!

[amcarrig]

If you're talking about the red stringy looking stuff, it's looks to be a type of macro algae. Can you take a closer picture?

[serotonin]

My camera isn't very good with closeups through the glass and water, but lets try this.

There is a zip file attached here with a much larger image, hope it helps some.

[Reef Lover]

maybe its some kind of plant

[serotonin]

It's not really stringy persay. It's more like from a smaller bush or baby tree, branchlike I suppose. 1/8" in diameter, it sways in the current a bit. It's covered in red fuzz, like a velux blanket.

[Reef Lover]

sounds like a tree coral or something like it