What is this?

[Arley]

We are very new to saltwater.

First picture- This was on some live rock we bought. Just curious what it is...

Second picture- On a different rock, some type of soft coral...

Thanks in advance

 

[reeffreak]

the first pic is macro algea thats dying and the second picture looks like some sort of leather but Im not sure on it . I would say tear that thing of the rock from the second picture , toss it out

 

[Poseidon]

Looks like a very small
Kenya tree

 

[TORX]

Re: Re: What is this?

Looks like a very small
Kenya tree

+1 on the Kenya tree.

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[TORX]

Re: Re: What is this?

the first pic is macro algea thats dying and the second picture looks like some sort of leather but Im not sure on it . I would say tear that thing of the rock from the second picture , toss it out

+1 on the macro algae, looks like cheato, just not very healthy cheato. I would pull the cheato before it does off, but just my .02$

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[Arley]

Thanks everyone. I was thinking a Kenya tree but like I said, I'm new to all of this.

And I will pull off the chaeto. There's more of it that looks healthy in the tank anyhow.

Thanks,
Arley

 

[TORX]

Read up on cheato if you do not know already. It has some great benefits to a tank if it is kept healthy. Look forward to seeing more posts... especially with photos ... specifically tank shots

 

[Arley]

I was hoping to be able to keep some chaeto right in the tank because of it's benefits.
We have a 16 gallon bow front. It's been up and running for 2 months or so. Live rock with tons of mini brittle star hitchhikers, spaghetti worms, centipede type crawlers, limpets. We purchased four throchus snails and one cerith snail- they have done a wonderful job cleaning up diatoms.
I will post pictures after my hubby arranges my rocks the way I want them.

Arley