What are these?

[303travism]

I know they are nuclear greens but what is the stuff growing in-between them sponges? Should I cut them out or leave them alone will they smother the polyps?


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[dv3]

i dunno ..need a closer shot

 

[Wicked Color]

sponges or some kind of algae, I would pick it off either way.

 

[KhensuRa]

Sort of looks like bubble algae.

 

[Off The Deep End]

red bubble algae and for me that was the worst thing i encountered in this hobby, DO NOT POP IT, it will release spores and your tank will never be the same. Do they have orange spots on them?

 

[dv3]

i dunno im not sure it any of those but it could be ....
ask the person you got them from ...i bet they know ...lol

 

[chrislorentz]

I am thinking bubble algae as well

 

[303travism]

They did have some spots on them I pulled them off outside of the tank and of course one of them popped so I gave it a good cold fresh water rinse and put them back in so hopefully the spores got washed away.

 

[303travism]

They did look like red little balls with spots.

 

[chrislorentz]

yea sounds like bubble algae

 

[303travism]

i dunno im not sure it any of those but it could be ....
ask the person you got them from ...i bet they know ...lol

I got 'em from our buddy!

 

[dv3]

...if it popped though its probably a bubble algae of some sort

 

[303travism]

My bad!

 

[dvenson]

the nuclear greens came from me.

as for that algea i have never seen it nor do i knwo what it is. hmmm.

 

[Off The Deep End]

Keep a close eye on your tank if they start showing up everywhere shut your lights off until they are gone, i would also give it an extra day or two after there all gone to make sure. Thats the only way i could get them to go away.

 

[303travism]

Do they stay like in a bubble form or do they get mucus looking? Cause I have noticed some orange reddish mucus looking stuff on my rock I have been out of town so my tank has not been getting much love.

 

[Off The Deep End]

Red mucus looking algae is probrably cyano.

 

[303travism]

Ok thanks.