Help Me Figure Out What This Is...

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  1. Brettriehl101

    Brettriehl101 Plankton

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    I have some stuff growing in my tank... not sure what it is or where it came from. started a few weeks ago and I first noticed it on my Green Star Polyp. I thought it was a sponge but now that it is a little bigger I can tell it is not one. I noticed it in a few other places in the tank and oddly enough there is some on one of my snails shells...
    Here are the best of the pictures I can get. Hopefully someone can figure it out and tell me.
    Thanks
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  3. crappyballer

    crappyballer Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    what are we supposed to be looking at? could you circle the part in paint or something?
     
  4. Brettriehl101

    Brettriehl101 Plankton

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    sorry look at the fuzz under the GSP. also there is some of it on that snail i took a picture of. its hard to tell cuz my hermit just cleaned the algae off him but I have looked everywhere online and cant see anything like this..
     
  5. Nemo 22

    Nemo 22 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    it looks like some sort of aptasia.
     
  6. Brettriehl101

    Brettriehl101 Plankton

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    its white though.. it looks like a fuzz.. I will try and get a better picture but my camera doesnt have manual controls like focus so its hard to do it...
     
  7. Brettriehl101

    Brettriehl101 Plankton

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    ok I got a picture that is a little clearer... let me know if you know now..
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  9. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Sponge or tunicate. Can you get a close up picture of that little white spot under the green star polyps (assuming that's what you're looking to get an i.d. on)?
     
  10. Brettriehl101

    Brettriehl101 Plankton

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    i cant get any closer with it. my camera doesnt have manual focus so it just gets blurry. thats the best I can do. I have sponges but these look like they have sort of root things that are growing over the rock...
     
  11. Brettriehl101

    Brettriehl101 Plankton

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    I set up a tripod and got a pretty good picture. any ideas now?
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  12. njdevilsfan

    njdevilsfan Flamingo Tongue

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    ive seen this before and someone else said it was called "timetobuyabettercamera"
    honestly its probably just a sponge thinggy