John L Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hi, Ive just set up a 20G Kent marine bio reef tank for the first time, I'm three weeks in now all looking good so far, touch wood! I'm getting some cool algae and plants growing on my live rock. Just recently i noticed this plant? its a pinky red colour in the centre of the pic. i have no idea what it is, if anyone can help identify it, i will be very grateful! Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Could be a macro or a coral... hard to tell. Does it retract when touched? Link to comment
spinycheek Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Galaxaura algae? Hard to ID when so tiny. Link to comment
John L Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 Thanks for the replies, its night time now, il see if it moves in the morning when i switch lights on. It does look similar to Galaxaura algae though checking images on google. I used 3 year cultured live rock, so many cool things, living in/on it amazing! Link to comment
John L Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 il add more pics of it as it grows. theres also a tiny bright orange tentacled creature 2-3 tentacles approx 5mm long it retracts into the rock, its so small i can't get clear pics of it, it may be a tiny anemone? it arrived on my first mushroom coral I've recently bought. Link to comment
spinycheek Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hope they aren't Aiptasia tentacles. Link to comment
petolo Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I was thinking the same as Spiny Hope they aren't Aiptasia tentacles. Link to comment
John L Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 Funny you should say that, i had an Aiptasia on one of the rocks, and hit it with Aiptasia X last week which did the job. Does Aiptasia also have orange tentacles/ different colours? The one i hit with Aiptasia X was a dull brown colour and I'm sure was the pest. Link to comment
spinycheek Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 They can vary a little, but it could also be the much prettier Majano anemones. Link to comment
ndrobey Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 An orange tentacle thing retracting into the rock could be a lot of things. Three tentacles is unusual. Link to comment
John L Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 ok cheers guys, il keep an eye on the anemone, il add a pic of it, and a close up of the poss macro algae. The pink/ red algae didn't move when i touched it, it feels quite solid just flexed a little, so I'm guessing it is a macro? Link to comment
spinycheek Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 It's definitely a macro algae, tentacles don't branch. Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 It's definitely a macro algae, tentacles don't branch. Agreed. Although I don't know what type of macro Link to comment
spinycheek Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Using my vast knowledge of algae, I can narrow it down to the kind that grows in water. Link to comment
John L Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Brilliant, thanks for the help guys! I've had tropical freshwater aquariums for the last 10 years, and thought marine aquariums, can't be much different...how wrong was i! lovin it so far, and i have to say the best website/forum I've thankfully stumbled upon! Link to comment
John L Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 A week on, my macro algae is growing strong! Link to comment
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