Pls help to id this...

[shiok]

I am cycling my tank now... today is the 11th day since i added uncure LR in my tank...

There something grow on the rock but i am unsure wat is it and whether is it good or bad, can someone help to id it for me and if it's bad can pls tell me how to get rid of it? Thankyou in advance...

[[d]3v|L]

your pic damn big.. can resize?

[shiok]

i know i know...dont know how to resize... figuring now...

[DeepBlue]

wat are we looking at?????

[blueheaven]

Your pic is too big and blur.

dont see anything funny on your LR though

[shiok]

actually i want 2 know if the green patch is undesire algea cos there alot of such patch on different LR and there's yellow and orange patch growing too.... = P

[KingFish]

Looks like a variety of sponges, typical of uncured Indo-Pacific LRs.

Its fine as long as it does not grow into plague proportions. If they turn white, odds are its dying and will pollute the water.

You can opt to scrub it off and do away with that possibilty, or you can keep them and let them add more 'life' into your tank.

[DeepBlue]

what are we looking at? ..rescaled.

[shiok]

Looks like a variety of sponges, typical of uncured Indo-Pacific LRs.

Its fine as long as it does not grow into plague proportions. If they turn white, odds are its dying and will pollute the water.

You can opt to scrub it off and do away with that possibilty, or you can keep them and let them add more 'life' into your tank.

sorry i thought sponges is well in 3-d... at least those i saw in lfs looks 3-d...

my were juz patches of orange, yellow and green things on the rock

if it is a variety of sponges would you recommend to keep it? wat do i need to do to maintain it?

[KingFish]

Its up to you really.

I prefer to see wider variety of colours and more life on the rocks, so I'll leave it to propogate.

Sponges require a good supply of Phytoplankton to survive.

[shiok]

how can i ensure a good supply of Phytoplankton?

[KingFish]

Unless you have a fully functional and matured DSB, you can consider dosing commercially available products such as KENT's Phytoplex, or DT's Live Phytoplankton.

Some hobbyists are also culturing their own. You can buy from any of the aforementioned sources, or culture your own.

However, be advised that it should be used in moderation as overdosing will pollute your water and cause all sorts of problem.

Do a search in the forum or the Internet for more information.

[metals99]

just leave it if i were u..

i never care wat it is hehe...

anyway it won't affect and 11 days still early..

once complete your cycle and add livestocks it dun matter