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[themi]

I am not sure what's growing on my Live Rock, it started out as one, and now is multiplying very quickly. I like how it looks, but can it hurt my current tank tenants?

24 Gallon, 1 Year old PC Lighting, lights on 8 hours a day.
25 lbs of live rock, live sand bed
1 Gold Banded Maroon Clown Fish
1 Six Line Wrasse
1 Large Frogspawn
Clean Up Crew


Thanks For The Help

 

[alan214]

Pic no worky.

 

[sir_dudeguy]

pic not workin fer me either

 

[themi]

Picture

Picture

Fixed the Picture, sorry.

 

[Misled]

Pic sure worky now ! D*** that's one big pic. I think your talking about the aiptaisa that's taking over!

 

[keaton]

WOW thats the most aptaysia i have ever seen!!! BAD BAD BAD!!!

Get some aptasia stop!

 

[reefworm]

pic is a bit blurry, so I'm not sure what you want us to see. If its the purple stuff, it looks like coraline algae - good stuff. if its spongy and fluffy looking, it could be cyanobacteria - bad stuff. From the color, however, it looks more like the former to me. If you're referring to something besides the purple stuff we'll need some clarification.

 

[TGBrown]

I'm pretty sure he's talking about the aiptasia outbreak on the right side of the pic.

Get rid of them! You can inject them with some kalk or a product called "Joe's Juice"

 

[scrmbld33]

aptasia, http://melevsreef.com/id/aiptasia.html search for joes juice , works to get rid of them

 

[reefworm]

me again.... I'm looking at this huge pic, but I'm not seeing the aiptasia you guys are referring to. in what part of the picture are you seeing it?

 

[scrmbld33]

reefworm scroll to the right of the pics, there huge!!!!

 

[themi]

better pic

better pic

I think it's the aptysia

 

[reefworm]

now I see them!!! OMG!!! take scrmbld33's advice - NOW!

 

[themi]

I just ordered it on their web site, thanks. Now what is this stuff, how did get there and what does it do?

 

[sir_dudeguy]

shnikeys!!! worlds largest aptasia!!! RUUNNN!!!!! :lol:

ya its an aptasia. I'm sure others have already commented on how to get rid of it.

Have fun injecting 5 gallons of vinegar into that one lol.

 

[reefworm]

a species of anemone, and a frequent hitchhiker on LR. Left alone, or attacked casually it will take over the tank - quickly- burning out everything else in there by stinging it to death.