ID please

colser · 11/13/2018, 04:09 PM

Hi All,
Not sure if the photo is clear enough. Found this growing in the sump. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Anemone · 11/13/2018, 04:17 PM

A description would help, as well as a picture NOT taken under blue lighting. Based upon the picture, it could be sponge, but it could also be a leafy algae. Color, texture and a clearer picture would help.

Kevin

nereefpat · 11/13/2018, 04:37 PM

Agree, that's a bad picture.

But I would guess q-tip/pineapple sponge.

colser · 11/14/2018, 02:09 AM

I’m not great with marine tanks and even worse with photography

Thank you both. Think you have nailed it with the qtip sponge.

mcgyvr · 11/14/2018, 05:37 AM

Rule #1 of ID pictures is to turn the blue channel off or way down.. All that destroys proper color rendition and quite often doesn't allow a camera to focus properly.
Both are important for identification pictures..

colser · 11/14/2018, 09:19 AM

Appreciate the advice

T-dub · 11/14/2018, 03:36 PM

I'm leaning toward pineapple sponges. Look them up and see if it matches.

11/13/2018, 04:17 PM	#2
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	A description would help, as well as a picture NOT taken under blue lighting. Based upon the picture, it could be sponge, but it could also be a leafy algae. Color, texture and a clearer picture would help. Kevin __________________ Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks... Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s

11/13/2018, 04:37 PM	#3
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	Agree, that's a bad picture. But I would guess q-tip/pineapple sponge. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

11/14/2018, 05:37 AM	#5
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Rule #1 of ID pictures is to turn the blue channel off or way down.. All that destroys proper color rendition and quite often doesn't allow a camera to focus properly. Both are important for identification pictures.. __________________ Who me?

11/14/2018, 02:09 AM	#4
colser Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 3	I’m not great with marine tanks and even worse with photography Thank you both. Think you have nailed it with the qtip sponge.

11/14/2018, 09:19 AM	#6
colser Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 3	Appreciate the advice

11/14/2018, 03:36 PM	#7
T-dub Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Marshall, MN Posts: 214	I'm leaning toward pineapple sponges. Look them up and see if it matches.