EthanPhillyCheesesteak Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 For some reason that reminds me of mold, but I’ve never heard of it in a reef tank before? Quote Link to comment
biggjoe8 Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, EthanPhillyCheesesteak said: For some reason that reminds me of mold, but I’ve never heard of it in a reef tank before? No one seems to know what it is. Tank is 11 weeks old. All of the water parameters are where they should be. I have a clownfish a tail spot blenny and an emerald crab. Diatoms are all over the place but the blenny is doing a good job of getting rid of them. Looking for any help on identifying what this is. Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 22 minutes ago, Ratvan said: Sponge? That was my thought too. The pic is a little blurry, so it's hard to say for sure. Since it's not a coral, nor particularly attractive, I might even brush it off and siphon it out. Quote Link to comment
biggjoe8 Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, seabass said: That was my thought too. The pic is a little blurry, so it's hard to say for sure. Since it's not a coral, nor particularly attractive, I might even brush it off and siphon it out. Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Is it slimy, spongy, or hard? Can you blow it off with a turkey baster? Looks like you might have a cyano problem as well. 1 Quote Link to comment
biggjoe8 Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, seabass said: Is it slimy, spongy, or hard? Can you blow it off with a turkey baster? Looks like you might have a cyano problem as well. Not sure about the texture as I haven't touched it. The brown stuff is diatoms. The tank is only 11 weeks old. Quote Link to comment
biggjoe8 Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 1 hour ago, EthanPhillyCheesesteak said: For some reason that reminds me of mold, but I’ve never heard of it in a reef tank before? 1 hour ago, biggjoe8 said: It is slimy. Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 1 minute ago, biggjoe8 said: It is slimy. Then it's likely nothing beneficial. While I can't provide an identification, I suggest manual removal. 1 Quote Link to comment
biggjoe8 Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 Thank you. It is not hurting the fish and the water parameters are fine so I will remove it on my next water change. 1 Quote Link to comment
biggjoe8 Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 I find it interesting that no one knows what this is. I have even an online saltwater fish store and they didn't know. Granted im not a photographer and the pics aren't the best but someone should know. 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Could be a fungus; IDK, maybe bacterial. It's not terribly common, so I wouldn't expect that lot of people have experienced it. Plus those that have, probably just treated it without ever getting a positive ID. 1 Quote Link to comment
parajax Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Tank is 11 weeks? What substrate and rock did you use? Live, dry, new or used? Quote Link to comment
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