new live rock, orange mold?

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  1. Showcivic17

    Showcivic17 Plankton

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    Take a look at this, may be hard to tell from one bad pic but IRL it looks like bright orange mold... dunno if i should scrape it off.. it came on live rock i recently purchased from a lfs.
     

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    Showcivic17 Plankton

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    also, it has hair like spikes coming from it the same color.. they are rlly small, and its not flat either.. nice and round..
     
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    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    sponge
     
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    i kind of thought that.. (side note: it does have little indented circles all over it). but only reason i didnt think it was a sponge was because the rock was out of water for 30minutes and it has been 3 days with no sign of die off. it is under the rock where hardly any light is getting to it. hmm im not to worried
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Those small red "bubble things" kinda look like red valonia.
    Botryocladia skottsbergii.
     
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    Showcivic17 Plankton

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    thats cool to kno! thnks
     
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    Godbert Montipora Capricornis

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    probably a sponge, they are often called natures survivors, they can live through a whole heck of alot
     
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