Anyone know what this is?

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  1. reef4girl

    reef4girl Feather Duster

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    This is growing on a rock that I purchased anthelia on.Does anyone know what this is and what should I do with it? thanks in advance:)
    you will have to click on image then enlarge to get a good look


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    reef4girl, Apr 9, 2009
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  2. psiclone

    psiclone Purple Spiny Lobster

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    There you go fixed it for ya. :)
     
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  3. reef4girl

    reef4girl Feather Duster

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    thanks
     
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  4. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    sponge?
    Closer picture maybe? we are discussing the brownish growth on the rock there?
    Does not look like a bad thing...but lets hear from the rest of the crew.
    LG
     
    lillys Grandad, Apr 9, 2009
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  5. reef4girl

    reef4girl Feather Duster

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    yes the browish stuff. after the pic opens I think you can click on the picture a second time to enlarge more
     
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  6. mufassathelion

    mufassathelion Skunk Shrimp

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    im guesing either a sponge or a shroom of some sort.
     
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  7. reef4girl

    reef4girl Feather Duster

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    there are some faint circular pattern with a dot in the middle and there are some fine hair like tentacle all over I thought it might be some type of encrusting coral
     
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  8. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    I agree with the encrusting something or other.. hahaha.. If you touch the brown mystery coral is it soft or hard..? and do the polyps disapear when touched..?
     
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  9. jptrson

    jptrson Feather Duster

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    If it's soft, I would say Cauliflower colt, possiblly fragged before selling the rock if it turns white to the touch. If it's hard possiblly Porites.

     
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  10. reef4girl

    reef4girl Feather Duster

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    its not soft ,it felt rough when I touched it. its a very small patch maybe an inch by half inch also the circles look to be depressed
     
    reef4girl, Apr 9, 2009
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