id help please

[megatsea]

I have an reef established tank. Nothing fancy...but had a small cluster of zoo's for 2 years.....today, there is a purple thumb looking baloon type growth about 1 in. tall by 1/2 in wide.....have no clue where to begin searching photos.
I will try to take a photo, but as always can't seem to upload well enough for viewing.
Thanks,
Meg

 

[Frick-n-Frags]

what color is it exactly? the shape sounds like some form of red macroalgae. a photo really really would help.

 

[Icefire]

upload the pics to photobucket

 

[megatsea]

It is purple.... I will try photobucket next....i can't seem to shrink the photos....

 

[megatsea]

This is the photo, if you search for the odd stalk in the midst of some polyps....you will see the item needed to be identified....in the zoo cluster between the 2 clowns...
Thanks!


http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u238/nonameturnip/?action=view&current=100_2223.jpg

 

[drummereef]

Looks like some kind of macro, but not totally sure on this one.

 

[megatsea]

Thankyou, I thought a possibility was an stem to send out a new colony or something bizarre. Looks like a giant ick or purple grape...
Thanks for your reply!
Meg

 

[megatsea]

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/maralgidfaq2.htm
This looks very similar. Any ideas?

 

[Frick-n-Frags]

here's a pic of one of my red macros from when I was a macro freak. Does this resemble it? I never could ID this one.

edit: this is not Botryo (red grapes), gracilaria(lettuce-y), or the red fingers

 

[hmello@bermexin]

Looks like a new polyp not opened up yet to me.

 

[megatsea]

It does look like a very large polyp but it is quite translucent.and it thins out to nothing at the base for attachment........I guessIi will not bother it and see what happens in the next few days. Thanks every one...sea grape id still seems to be the closest resemblance....

 

[Frick-n-Frags]

I am totally looking at the wrong thing.

are you talking about something in the middle of the yellow polyps? I was looking at that big purple shroom looking thing (which probably is a shroom) next to the paly's

a little stem with a balloon definitely sounds like Botry. I also got these little ones that never got any more than one stem and one bubble

 

[megatsea]

How did every one post their photos on this forum for the alga shots? . I have downloaded to photobucket. I get lost once I try to upload from this site...I do not know where to "browse "from to get to the PB site. Ususally I direct "browse" to my own pc....
curious and appreciative

 

[megatsea]

yes, in the middle of my zoa's....whats left of them after 3 years!

 

[megatsea]

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u238/nonameturnip/?action=view&current=100_2225.jpg

Here is another I took this morning.....sorry, I have been battling LHA for almost a year now.....and too much corraline!
Off to work....back tonight...thanks for all your help everyone.

 

[megatsea]

I think this is as close as I can ID the algae...thanks everyone!

I think this is as close as I can ID the algae...thanks everyone!

http://www.poppe-images.com/images/search_results.php?category=algae&species=Neomeris annulata

 

[Icefire]

You need to copy the IMG code

 

[megatsea]

Thanks!

 

[Frick-n-Frags]

it's not Neomeris. That is a horrible picture of it with that red crap all over it. Neomeris look like little round matchsticks with a white trunk and green tip. They are heavily calcified.

you have a red algae, there's no doubt about that (vs a green or brown algae) Neomeris is a green algae.

I see the purple mushroom thing is looking more like an sps in that other pic. what is that next to the paly's? it looks like it is encrusting nicely.

 

[fareforce]

**edit**

Ok... I edited, and enhanced the photo a little bit.. Are we takling about #1, #2, or am I way off? If it is #2 it is a tunicate (sea squirt). They are harmless filter feeders. #1 maybe a muchroom?