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mitch303
04/30/2011, 02:11 PM
i have noticed this thing on my live rock and just this morning i have noticed another one growing right by it any info on this and sorry it isnt easy to see in the pic its on the back of one of my rocks kinda hard to get a pic of.

the thing im talking about is on the left sid eof the rock right under the intake of my filter in the pic
duncantse
04/30/2011, 02:23 PM
Looks like some type of macro algae.
mitch303
04/30/2011, 02:24 PM
its brown in color
disc1
04/30/2011, 02:43 PM
It's nearly impossible to see.
scuba guy ron
04/30/2011, 02:49 PM
if they let out little strings then they may be vermatid snails see here http://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/omard1/Misc/vermetids.jpg
mitch303
04/30/2011, 02:52 PM
no little strings. yea i know its hard to see its in the back of the tank behind one of my rocks
scuba guy ron
04/30/2011, 02:54 PM
possibly hydroids
mitch303
04/30/2011, 03:23 PM
i just pulled some out of the rock and here is a link with a pic

http://s1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc495/broncos4ever1/?action=view&current=DSC02000.jpg
thegrun
04/30/2011, 05:27 PM
i just pulled some out of the rock and here is a link with a pic

http://s1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc495/broncos4ever1/?action=view&current=DSC02000.jpg

Hydroids
mitch303
04/30/2011, 05:31 PM
should i get rid of these and if so how do i do it
scuba guy ron
04/30/2011, 08:02 PM
those look like dead (empty) vermatid snails.
cloak
04/30/2011, 09:52 PM
I don't think vermetid snails would clutter up like that. Something else...