What is this? Soft and spongy!

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by SimonSKL, Mar 22, 2008.

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  1. SimonSKL

    SimonSKL Astrea Snail

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    I have noticed two pieces of this growing between the LR in my tank (circled). It is soft and somewhat spongy, almost gelatin like. I first thought it is a frag of my star polyps but there is no polyps coming out of it. Can someone ID this and tell me if this is harmful to my tank? Thanks
     

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  3. suckafish

    suckafish Montipora Capricornis

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  4. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    looks similar to some tunicates Ive got growing.
     
  5. GeejEx

    GeejEx Skunk Shrimp

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    Aren't sea squirts considered invasive?
     
  6. gazog

    gazog Kole Tang

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  7. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Possible a type of soft coral!
    I don not see any atrial or branchial syphon to categorize it as a Tunicate, nor do I see anything conclusive to offer me circumstantial evidence to support my obeservation of it being a sponge of some sort!
    Can you get a closer and clearer picture of it?
     
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  9. johnmaloney

    johnmaloney 3reef Sponsor

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    Maybe it is plating coral. I have seen plating coral like that before. They are semi-rigid. On the far right hand side of this pic there is some, but it is from an older colony and yours looks new.

    Here is the pic:
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  10. Airborneguy

    Airborneguy Flamingo Tongue

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    Looks like some sort of coral in the very early stages of development.
     
  11. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Looks like a sponge to me, I have a bunch of those. Luna
     
  12. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Thats what I was thinking....