What is this?

[dsgray16]

This came in as a hitch hiker on my LR.. at first i thought cyno, but this stuff is hard. Its almost growing like a monti cap...

Anybody?? bad/good?


Thanks

 

[SevTT]

This came in as a hitch hiker on my LR.. at first i thought cyno, but this stuff is hard. Its almost growing like a monti cap...

Anybody?? bad/good?


Thanks

I'm -guessing- some kinda calcerous sponge.

 

[dsgray16]

Wow, i thought a bunch of peope would know and make me feel like i was being lazy for asking... haha


Can a spunge be hard?? I mean it litteraly feels like a monti cap, and it breaks off just like monti cap... seems to be composed of calcium

 

[LongIslandAndy]

It could be Pavona,see the attached link

http://www.arkive.org/pavona-coral/pavona-venosa/

 

[Euroreefer]

Im voting for Fire coral...It will take over your rocks and sting all your corals.

 

[john90009]

if its not fire coral id say brown wafer algae- look closely at it and see if it looks slick and slippery or rough like a coral.

 

[dsgray16]

It is rough like coral... i just looked at a bunch of pic of fire coral.. doesnt look anything like it!

The mystery continues

 

[Master Shake]

blue ridge coral, i forgot the scientific name begins with an h though. if it is that, its an sps they grow like a tan to brown on outside have white polyps and has a blue skeleton.

 

[SevTT]

Is it lit or on a dark portion of the rock?

 

[Dre]

I have a small piece on a rock with GSP.I thought it was some kind of calcerious algae because it does'nt need much light to grow.

 

[dsgray16]

Is it lit or on a dark portion of the rock?

Its is a fairly low light/low flow area..

Should i move it? anybody want a frag?? :tongueani