Pics of my new live rock from Hidden Reef

trilinearmipmap · #1 07-22-2004, 04:41 AM

Got this new live rock yesterday.

I am pretty happy with it. The rock seems to have lots of holes and openings in it with interesting shapes. Quite a few things growing on the rocks, I'd appreciate some help with identifying these things.

Overall tank view

Button polyps?

Some kind of polyps or zoanthids?

Some kind of star polyps?

Unknown entity?

Also some tube worms (small) were on this rock and a few things that looked like small red and blue sponges. Several very small crabs, and a swimming thing that may be a small eel.

props · #2 07-22-2004, 05:19 AM

your tank looks great!!!!
=o)
whats the dimension of the tank? 120?

EmilyB · #3 07-22-2004, 05:27 AM

Oh, very nice

Some things there for you !

trilinearmipmap · #4 07-22-2004, 05:34 AM

120 gallon tank, 4' by 2' by 2'

Can anyone help me with the ID's on these items?

Dale D · #5 07-22-2004, 05:37 AM

Looks like it made the trip OK.

The polyps in the first picture look like a species of Zoanthids. They have short blunt tentacles.

The second picture looks like the remaining live polyps of that brain coral.

The third is a type of star polyp.

Not sure about the fourth.

Canadian Man · #6 07-22-2004, 05:55 AM

Third I believe are commonly called "Clove polyps"

Fourth-If you talking about the large coral skeleton than that's what it it.
Dead coral

Dale D · #7 07-22-2004, 06:04 AM

In the fourth picture the white area is the skeleton of an LPS coral, possibily Siderastrea. It's hard to tell if there is still living tissue and it is just bleached or not

trilinearmipmap · #8 07-22-2004, 02:32 PM

Thanks for the help.

The rock will sit in the tank for a month before any fish or corals are added to the tank.

Do I need to feed any of these live things? Any should I move the brain coral higher up to get more light or leave it where it is?

The lighting is 8 x 54 Watts of T5 lighting over a 120 gallon tank.

Dale D · #9 07-22-2004, 06:25 PM

The brain should be OK where it is right now. It's a red brain and they usually like a little less light than the green ones. Any red ones I have kept under too much light have tended to bleach.

trilinearmipmap · #10 07-25-2004, 04:20 AM

I.D.'s please anyone:

Some kind of wormlike thing about an inch or two long:

Is this Aiptasia, I am trying to figure out whether to eliminate it or leave it alone: