Help identifying these purple and orange things (algae, sponge..mushroom??)

[fishyfolks]

I have a lot of these little things growing in my tank. They are purplish with orange dots. The largest ones are the size of a smarty.

My water parameters are all within the normal ranges other than my ph which has been a little low. Nitrate 0, Phos 0, nitrite 0, ammonia 0 but was up to 25 2 weeks ago after my eel died when we were on holidays and it decomped a little in the water. I got it out in one piece though and levels are back to zero after 3 water changes.

Anyways, here are a few crappy iPhone pics. Hopefully they are good enough for a ID.

THANKS GUYS!

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[kien]

I vote for alien spore.

[WarDog]

Those are some insane colours for a sponge (?).

[fishyfolks]

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[fishyfolks]

I vote for alien spore.

do you know from which planet? I'd really like to ID these things. Ha ;)

[fishyfolks]

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[ReEf BoSs]

Alien coral hyrbrid eggs. Have you notice your clown fish has been wearing a tinfoil hat latley .:lol:

[hillegom]

You have so many. Take one out and dissect it.
Are they hard, soft, liquid inside?

[davej]

Frag em, stick em to a ceramic plug, and sell em for a fortune! Lol

[fishyfolks]

You have so many. Take one out and dissect it.
Are they hard, soft, liquid inside?

So, I took one out a dissected it. It was pretty stuck to the power head but when I gave it a good tug it came right off. When I cut into it, it was just kinda full of snot. Haha. It was just clear thin gelatinous grossness. I don't think that helped at all with my ID though.

Anyone else have any other ideas. Since they all kind of showed up within a week or so, I'm worried they're something harmful.

Thanks again.

[spit.fire]

It's a form of bubble algae

[reefwars]

It's a form of bubble algae

It is actually it's valonia with blue sponge growing over it so it's algae and sponge;)

Looks cool though :)

[spit.fire]

It is actually it's valonia with blue sponge growing over it so it's algae and sponge;)

Looks cool though :)

u sure thats not just the reflection of blue lights on it?

[fishyfolks]

I was thinking bubble algae as well - Id just never seen any this color. I'll start treating it as such, and see how I go. Thanks for the replies everyone!

[hillegom]

When I cut into it, it was just kinda full of snot. Haha. It was just clear thin gelatinous grossness. I don't think that helped at all with my ID though.

Thanks again.


The bubble algae that I have seen has clear thin watery fluid

[ferret]

I'm pretty sure that belongs to a type of red bubble algae.

[hillegom]

ferret, I think you are right on. Along with all you other folks, spitfire being the first
I found this on the net

http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/238547-red-bubble-algaekind-of/

[kien]

so, not alien then? Learn something new everyday !

[mohammadali]

buy couple Emerald Crab
if the bubble algae is on one piece of LR just take out that rock and clean the bubble algae of the rock

[BubblesUp]

Looked around and found Botryocladia skottsbergii to be a possible ID.

[hillegom]

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcj/feature/index.php