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04-26-2015, 08:14 PM
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Thanks. It does appear to be Halimeda. Comes from hawaii. I wonder if it tagged along with my Hawaiian live substrate. 
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04-26-2015, 09:58 PM
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Got some better pictures
 
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04-26-2015, 10:58 PM
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Yea that other dude is correct on first pic. It's not harmful at all but yet on one of my clients tank its growing on a green poccilopora and killing it a bit. Apparently it uses up a bit of calcium.
The second.....well myself I'd try to kill. Just my opinion. Some people call it a rock anemone but I consider it a pest and lean towards aptasia. Unless your trying to identify that other thing in the pic, I had something similar but it was red and kind of like some sort of bubble algae and can't help you there.
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04-27-2015, 01:33 AM
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Halimeda is a nuisance. It grows pretty fast and sucks up calcium and carbonates. It's tough to get rid of when you want to.
The second one is not a rock anemone, but I'm not sure what it is. It looks like Lobophora in growth pattern, but maybe it is a sponge. You do know there is an Aiptasia below it though, right?
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04-27-2015, 02:11 AM
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I looked up Halimeda and researched it on ReefAquaria once Daplatapus ID it. It does use up some calcium and grows fairly quickly. I will watch it and see what happens. It is kinda "pretty" on the rock, but if it grows too quickly, a hefty trim kills it apparently, or so says the ReefAquaria article. Yes, I do know it is Aptasia. I have 3 or 4 of them and waitng for some Berghias to arrive, or I can use my "Magic" Aptasia wand to get rid of them.. I looked up Lobophora. It looks kind of similar, like you said, but nothing concrete to go by, from any of the pics I found online. "MadReefer" It is the other thing I am trying to ID. I do know the other is Aptasia. Thanks for the responses, I appreciate them. Last edited by reefwithareefer; 04-27-2015 at 02:14 AM.
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