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

[spit.fire]

It's a form of bubble algae

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

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]

Originally Posted by reefwars

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]

Originally Posted by fishyfolks

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/23854...-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.