Is this good? (Photos)

[Kawaii]

We recently purchased a new piece of live rock and the plant growth on them has doubled in size. What are they and are they fine to keep in the tank?

Thanks,
Nikki

 

[graveyardworm]

First pic, red stuff, possibly red dictyota. Second pic not sure maybe Bryopsis .

Changing my mind on the first, Rhodymenia .

 

[graveyardworm]

The red may encroach on local corals shading them. The bryopsis should definately go be careful it can be spread easily with just a tiny piece.

 

[graveyardworm]

The red may encroach on local corals shading them. The bryopsis should definately go be careful it can be spread easily with just a tiny piece.

I do like the red though so I would consider it desireable and maybe just move it or keep it pruned.

 

[Kawaii]

Thanks, I like the red one as well. It's in a fine spot for now I guess, just kind of blocking some xenia but we have so much xenia i actually hope it kills it haha.

 

[jsc4354]

Just curious, did you get the rock locally?

 

[Kawaii]

Yes, we got it at Barrier Reef in Boca.

 

[bluenassarius]

thats some gorgeous macro. nice score man
watch out for the second macro. someone gave me a tank with some of that growing on the glass... i scrubbed the glass and it spread everywhere!!!

 

[canesfan44]

I remember seeing that rock. They had a bunch of live rock with some type of lps on it, it looked like small wellsophyllia. It looked nice, but loaded with different micro and macro-algaes

 

[Kawaii]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8149801#post8149801 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by canesfan44
I remember seeing that rock. They had a bunch of live rock with some type of lps on it, it looked like small wellsophyllia. It looked nice, but loaded with different micro and macro-algaes

Yeah they have had a bunch like that. lately Ours had a decent sized wellsophyllia on it. Here is a photo when we first got it 7-28-06. It's hiding behind the macroalgae now.