Growth on LR! What is this!

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by billyboy2, Mar 6, 2010.

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  1. billyboy2

    billyboy2 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I noticed some weird growth taking over a piece of LR and wanted to know if i need to worry or do something or if it's a good thing. It's hard to see in my picture so i'll describe it aswell.

    It's soft , dark purple in color, translucent, looks like a skin over the LR and has peaks comming off the tops with little holes at the top. I have no clue but could it be a sponge or somthing like that. i would also guess some sort of little critters live in there becasue of all the little hole going into it.
     

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  3. whippy

    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    It looks like tunicates to me.
     
  4. billyboy2

    billyboy2 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    hmmmm....is that something i want in my reef or something that needs to be dealt with?
     
  5. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    That's what I thought. Or possibly some type of sponge.
     
  6. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Harmless filter feeders.....actually they're kind of neat looking IMO
     
  7. debasis_global

    debasis_global Astrea Snail

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