Need opinions about this piece of LR - PICS

mario8402 · 04-24-2007, 07:14 PM

I need your opinions about this piece of live rock... post opinions, I dont care what they are, before I give you any background/info about it.
Thanks! Need as many as possible tonight please!

p.s. Photoshop always puts these pics in opposite order taken, so its actually opposite. click on picture for high-res!
ex.
how much would you pay for this?
would you put this in your tank?
what the heck is all over it?
is it good/bad?
etc etc etc, i know you forum guys can critique with the best of them!

kimmy · 04-24-2007, 07:30 PM

looks to me like: grape culpera (spelled wrong), a leather, bubble algae, coraline and the first looks like maybe some zoa's (??). Cool piece

kimmy · 04-24-2007, 07:34 PM

just to add the grape culpera (spelled wrond again) can be invasive if you don't have something like a tang that will keep it under control. The bubble algae can too, some emerald crabs will eat small pieces, just don't pop them or they will release spores into the tank. You can try to pick them off with tweezers, good luck though. Very nice though. Lot's of life.

Bruce · 04-24-2007, 07:35 PM

whoa 56k beware.

Looks like some nice rock. I would beware of the bubbles though...they form armies of fun...other than that it looks ok. I would try to get off as many of the bubble algae and caulerpa as you can.

mario8402 · 04-24-2007, 07:37 PM

are the big ones bubble algae or the little small ones?

Otty · 04-24-2007, 07:59 PM

I'd put that in my refugium but not my display tank. JMO!

dlaclo · 04-24-2007, 08:12 PM

where did u get it? i would like to get one for my fuge

mario8402 · 04-24-2007, 08:14 PM

wish I had one

I just found 2 of these dudes.. I am still a noob, but I think these are bad ......
i may have been duped lol

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on a good note.. the leather toadstool is opening up.. even though the rock is sitting in a 5 gallon bucket with 1 flourescent bulb over it and an airpump

mario8402 · 04-24-2007, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by dlaclo

where did u get it? i would like to get one for my fuge

bought it from a local reefer who is selling everything out of his tank.. I originally wanted just the leather toadstool, but I need more rock in my tank so I told him to bring it and I would buy it.. I didnt notice all the green stuff when he sent me the pics. Its a 20lb rock and he sold it to me for 40 bux...

Guess I should have held off if everyone thinks it sux

I think I may have overshot on the size anyway, I dont think it will fit in my 29 gal without looking funny

dlaclo · 04-24-2007, 08:22 PM

how many legs do they have i cant tell