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[bgbeards]

I have several of these small grows appear on my LR, and have been there for several weeks. Tank has only been running for 4-5 months. These things are about 1/2" long and look like small pinapples made of some whispy wite thread. These are the best pics I could get.



They are open on the end and look to be hollow. Any ideas what they are and if they are harmful?

[Reeftanker3295]

Do they have stalks? The second picture looks like the top of a zoa. Could just be sponges which arent harmful

[bgbeards]

They have rounded base that almost closes up and then a "mouth" that opens back up. Picture a pinapple with just one ring of leaves on top.

[random]

Is this it? This is a picture from
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/scypha.html
"This is a harmless Scypha sponge. They are very small, and usually found in our overflow boxes and down in the sump. Attached to rock, glass or acrylic or even your plumbing, they may be about the size of a grain of rice or perhaps larger, like Debi's above. These little filter-feeders are reef-safe. "

[Reeftanker3295]

Doesnt look like a pineappe sponge to me... With that green color i dont know what it could be.

[bgbeards]

Looks just like that picture, but with a brownish tint. I think thats it. Thank you

[Reeftanker3295]

O haha yea those are normal, thought it was something else due to coloration

[random]

Originally Posted by bgbeards

Looks just like that picture, but with a brownish tint. I think thats it. Thank you

Glad it helped! Finding new (good) stuff is half the fun, yes? That site is really good.

Happy reefing!