need ID, algae or coral??

hey guys, i've discovered a weird "stuff" growing on my rock... i want to say its some sort of algae, just because i haven't added any corals, and with the problems i've had with water quality in the past (and still suffering), i don't think its a coral at all...what makes it even funnier, it looks a lot like SPS! some sort of acropora or montipora... they have a base, but then branch off.. also, they used to be pink, but as of tonight, all seem to be more red than before... may be a coincidence, but i thought it might be worth mentioning... it started showing up about the same time as my "leafy" stuff (halimeda, and some other plant that i can't find an ID on)... i've searched wetwebmedia, but can't find any pics that are similar, and i can't take my own pic because of a sorry camera, but i'm sure someone on here knows what i'm talking about.. a shortened description i suppose would be "a pink/red branching algae" i kind of like it because its the closest thing that resembles a coral that i have, except for the bubble algae, which i know is bad.... but maybe this other stuff is good... or at least grow into something attractive!

 

A sponge perhaps.

 

I have the exact same thing growing on my rock. Its a type of sponge according to my LFS. They said it wont live long enough to get very big and will just eventualy get covered in coralline.

 

It could also be a foram.

 

Tunicates? Possibly.

 

pictures help a bunch, even if they are a lil blurry.

 

umm... yeah, sure, i'm up for calling it a sponge... still not too sure though...

as far as taking a picture, last time i tried to take one of my aquarium, when i tried for a closeup of something, the color completely dissappeared in the picture...i think it had something to do with the flash, cause the piece of LR i was trying to shoot looked like a plain greyish/brown that you'd see on the shore of a lake or something... anyway... i don't know if once i transfer the pic from the camera to the computer if it will change it or what... but on the camera's screen, you just couldn't tell at all what i was taking a picture of!

kangaroo, does your stuff have really fine hairs growing off the ends? i've seen pics of tunicates, and i really don't believe that's what it is... and what in the world is foram? google, here i come!