ID: Cant find any of this stuff in my books

[tkhawaja]

I've gone through my books and cant really find concrete references. Since I just started cycling this stuff is small, that's why the pictures are a bit fuzzy. Please have a look here for pictures.

[Reef_kid]

that rock looks like it has some good stuff on it
just as it should the snails are common on some liverock
and the green branch is a tipe of macro alga it can be a large pest in your tank once you have it you cant get rid of it that is unless you have a tang!!
my foxface seems to like it but it grows at an estomishing rate!!
you'll see
every peice that breaks off will grow!!

have fun weeding
cheers

[christyf5]

I think the "another green thingy" is called Mermaids cup (Acetabularia sp.) from what I can tell from my reef inverts book. Apparently they really fluoresce under actinics and is described as "a real treasure in the marine aquarium". Needs bright warm light and moderate water flow, while avoiding strong or linear movement. Looks pretty delicate to me.

Hope that helps. I don't know what the other things are but I bet as they get bigger we can figure them out.


Christy

[tkhawaja]

Thanks for the hint. That's not even listed in any of the books I have. But google turned up a few pictures, some of which look pretty close. Which books do you have on your reference shelf? One more thing to save up for.

[Van down by the river]

Some sort of worm. Not even going to try to guess what it is.

http://www.mywhitecourt.com/gallery/...08&id=worm0021This worm is a peanut worm.
Sipunculida sp.
A harmless detritivore living in your rocks.

http://www.mywhitecourt.com/gallery/...8&id=ident0005The green algae growing on your dead coral is Green Boring AlgaeOstreobium sp. If problematic in your tank it can cause tissue recession in affected corals.

http://www.mywhitecourt.com/gallery/...=ident0003_001
Another Green Thingy is as Christyf5 said Acetabularia sp.
Possibly Acetabularia dentata sp. or Acetabularia polyphysoides/Polyphsa polyphysoides
Most in this genus are small and very decorative and unlikely to become problematic. I've had them a few times and thought they were quite attractive, unfortunately my tangs found them tasty.

[Van down by the river]

http://www.mywhitecourt.com/gallery/...8&id=ident0003

This is a Feather Duster
Branchiomma curtum
It will reproduce easily in your reef and is a filter feeder.

[tkhawaja]

[quote="Van down by the river"]

The green algae growing on your dead coral is Green Boring AlgaeOstreobium sp. If problematic in your tank it can cause tissue recession in affected corals.

Thanks for all the ID's. Should I remove that piece of dead coral? Will this spread to other corals I place in the tank later on?

[christyf5]

Hi,

I got my info out of the new Reef Invertebrates: Selection, Care and Compatibility by Anthony Calfo and Robert Fenner. An awesome book, I would recommend it to anyone as an important part of their reef library.


Christy

[tkhawaja]

Thanks Christy, that book is on my list of things to save up for now! I finally noticed your avatar, was lol after watching the whole anim.