red kinda mushroom looking wierd thing

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  1. tturbolife1

    tturbolife1 Flamingo Tongue

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    i bought live rock from absolutely fish and a few months later this started apearing and now its huge! idk wat it is but once i put it in my nano cube it just rappidly grew and has taken over the rock.
     

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    tturbolife1 Flamingo Tongue

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    Also, it appeared on my other live rock but i kept that peice in the other tank i have and it disappeared. Its mainly red but it does have some spots on it that are green and other colors.
     
  4. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    I'm not sure what it is, but it must like your tank. Kinda cool looking.
     
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    tturbolife1 Flamingo Tongue

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    my only description is it looks like red lettuce growning in one spot but its kinda slimy.
     
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    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    Halymenia floridana?
     
  7. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Could be some type of calciferous algae. What happens to it when you touch it?
     
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    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    +1 to kcbrad. Looks just like it.
     
  12. tturbolife1

    tturbolife1 Flamingo Tongue

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    thats pretty cool i guess,its also green and very slimy, nuthing happends to it when i touch it but its getting pretty big im goin to put it in my other tank.