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Buzz1329
01/15/2014, 11:04 AM
I've got little round green growths popping up around my tank. Can anyone tell from the photos below whether they are mojanos?

Thanks

http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/Buzz1329/0194ada7-8ad0-4b6d-b78d-b8228988fcd2_zpsa2262db1.jpg (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/Buzz1329/media/0194ada7-8ad0-4b6d-b78d-b8228988fcd2_zpsa2262db1.jpg.html)

http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/Buzz1329/a6fdf4d4-c3e6-40ba-bfff-dc7c7bfd3b1f_zps53bf543a.jpg (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/Buzz1329/media/a6fdf4d4-c3e6-40ba-bfff-dc7c7bfd3b1f_zps53bf543a.jpg.html)

http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/Buzz1329/2cd4cb96-be22-4983-9dd0-dbe63cedaa0d_zpsd4786b92.jpg (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/Buzz1329/media/2cd4cb96-be22-4983-9dd0-dbe63cedaa0d_zpsd4786b92.jpg.html)

Misled
01/15/2014, 11:23 AM
Really can't tell anything from the pics.

Sugar Magnolia
01/15/2014, 11:49 AM
We need some clearer shots please.

leveldrummer
01/15/2014, 01:05 PM
try getting some pictures with something other then just actinics on, use camera flash if you have to.

Buzz1329
01/15/2014, 01:25 PM
Dang. The photos were taken with an IPAD under LED lights set at 2 to 1 blue to white/red/violet. I'll set the lights on full daylight and try again. Thanks, guys.

Buzz1329
01/15/2014, 02:27 PM
OK, I think these are the best I can do, although they're not much better

While trying to shoot clearer photos, I noticed that some of the green things are covered with polyps (none of those photographed -- I could not get a good shot of these), so I'm guessing those are not Mojanos.

Others have a conical bump in the center (those are the ones in the photos, although it's hard to make it out in the photos). Could be a different growth stage from the ones covered in polyps, I guess.

Anyways, thanks again for your help.

http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/Buzz1329/31b9413b-1acb-4718-b0f1-ccb8bae6d847_zpsd7b181da.jpg (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/Buzz1329/media/31b9413b-1acb-4718-b0f1-ccb8bae6d847_zpsd7b181da.jpg.html)

http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/Buzz1329/c08e8cb7-a399-4429-927f-f565f5a45e12_zps860cd9af.jpg (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/Buzz1329/media/c08e8cb7-a399-4429-927f-f565f5a45e12_zps860cd9af.jpg.html)

AndysReef
01/15/2014, 03:12 PM
Looks like some sort of sponge or something

tkeracer619
01/15/2014, 03:33 PM
My guess is yes it is. Google it and look at images since we can't see them in your photo.

Buzz1329
01/15/2014, 04:41 PM
Sponge is good. Compared to mojanos, sponge is fantastic. I googled but couldn't find any lime green sponges that looked like mine. The closest thing I could find were green pineapple sponges, but those are ball shaped, while mine are plate shaped.

Thanks again. I'll keep an eye on them and see what develops.