Bad liverock marine life

marcandre · 12-31-2011, 10:30 PM

Hello all,
I have picked up some live rock to put in my tank. There seems to be alot of life on them already. I am worried that i wont be able to recognize the harmfull corals, anemones, mushrooms etc...

All i know is aiptasia is bad. I think i can recognize that one but is there any others i should be worried about?

If i can figure out how to posts pictures on here i will show you what is on them and hopefully get a ¨

No wories there, all normal

¨

marcandre · 12-31-2011, 10:39 PM

almost forgot... Happy New Year to all!!!!!

Reefing Madness · 01-01-2012, 11:30 AM

Live Rock Hitch Hikers

This will help you along the way in IDing the critters.

marcandre · 01-01-2012, 01:06 PM

Awesome, thats a great link. i have seen it before but i dont know why i never clicked on the different categories.

The small red organism that i was worried about seems to be foram specie (Homotrema rubrum) which they beleive to be harmless. Other than that i have some worm made tubes (although only one pokes it tail out) and 2 snails.

DUring the cycling phase, should i keep the lights on or off? There is only some cured live rocks right now

Reefing Madness · 01-01-2012, 01:32 PM

Run the system as if you have fish in it. Your trying to stabilize your tank. So run with skimmer and lights.

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marcandre marcandre's Photo Gallery Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 16 My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 0 Times Said "Thanks" 6 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Bad liverock marine life Hello all, I have picked up some live rock to put in my tank. There seems to be alot of life on them already. I am worried that i wont be able to recognize the harmfull corals, anemones, mushrooms etc... All i know is aiptasia is bad. I think i can recognize that one but is there any others i should be worried about? If i can figure out how to posts pictures on here i will show you what is on them and hopefully get a ¨No wories there, all normal¨ __________________ To dive or not to dive?

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01-01-2012, 01:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
marcandre marcandre's Photo Gallery Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 16 My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 0 Times Said "Thanks" 6 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Bad liverock marine life Awesome, thats a great link. i have seen it before but i dont know why i never clicked on the different categories. The small red organism that i was worried about seems to be foram specie (Homotrema rubrum) which they beleive to be harmless. Other than that i have some worm made tubes (although only one pokes it tail out) and 2 snails. DUring the cycling phase, should i keep the lights on or off? There is only some cured live rocks right now __________________ To dive or not to dive?

01-01-2012, 01:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Reefing Madness 240g Mixed Reef Reefing Madness's Photo Gallery Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,663 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 1,392 Times Said "Thanks" 39 Times Was Thanked 946 Times in 923 Posts	Re: Bad liverock marine life Run the system as if you have fish in it. Your trying to stabilize your tank. So run with skimmer and lights. __________________ http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/...eefingMadness/

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