Live Rock + Marco Rock = ???

[elfloyd]

OK... so here's a real newby question.

Last Thursday I bought 50 lbs of live rock from an established tank. Brough it home and put it in a Brut container with 20 gallons of salt water. I filled the remainder of the container with marco roc. I threw in a magdrive 5 for circulation. It's in my garage and I am getting heat built up from the magdrive during the day... I cut it off at 82 degrees.

I noticed a few snails exploring the3 marco roc and thought that was pretty cool! Today I notices growth emerging from the marco rock. I thought this was even cooler!!

In my newby state I am not sure what I have here. I believe them to be Zoanthd, perhaps I can even guess they are the brown button type. I am not putting much light on the rock to keep the heat down. These guys are small... about 1/4' across. But they are everywhere along with the ocassional asternia stars.

Can anyone help me ID this?

 

[elfloyd]

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Problem posting picture.... try this

 

[cr500_af]

I'm no expert but those look like what somebody pointed out once in a LFS as Majanos.
I may very well be wrong, and hope that I am!

 

[elfloyd]

Yeah... this is probably spreading from the live rock... not even algae growth yet. ust trying to ID.

 

[jeep9783]

mojanoes (almost positive) have some green in them...kinda look like gbta's

 

[cr500_af]

jeep9783;350518 wrote: mojanoes (almost positive) have some green in them...kinda look like gbta's

Like I said, I hope I'm wrong. I've seen various photos in threads on here of majanos and it seemed like there can be quite a color variation. Do majanos suck back into the rock when touched like aiptasia does? If so that's an easy test. If they're corals they'll just close up.

 

[jeep9783]

yes majonoes act just like aptasia but majones are much more visually appealing than aptasia...and they will both suck back into the crevis where they are attached

 

[jeep9783]

why isn't the pic showing up on my cpu i usually only have that problem when i am at work?

 

[elfloyd]

Read up on Majanos a bit... they seem to travel up the rock, which is happening in this case. I'll just take out the top layer of marco rock and set them in the sun for a week, then scrub with a brush to get them off the rock.

 

[purplegorilla]

Take the rock out and boil it if you can...Those Majanos will spread out of control.

 

[smoothie]

+1
Pretty cool that you took the time to seed the rock in quarantine rather than in your display. Qt and patience are the best rules you can go by

 

[hellfire]

Majanos... Get rid of them.

Tyler

 

[texhorns98]

KILL THEM...KILL THEM WITH FIRE!!!!!

Sorry, I always wanted to be the one to say that in a thread instead of being told it!

 

[elfloyd]

Pulled out all the rock... only found the buggers on two of the top marcos. They are setting in the sun... I am KILLING THEM WITH FIRE!

I keep checking every day.

 

[cr500_af]

texhorns98;350551 wrote: KILL THEM...KILL THEM WITH FIRE!!!!!

Sorry, I always wanted to be the one to say that in a thread instead of being told it!

I'm just amazed that I was the first to come up with a correct answer; I don't have that many of them to spread around.

Now if somebody would just respond in one of MY threads when I need help... :sad:

 

[elfloyd]

Mine was too easy!

 

[texhorns98]

cr500_af;350553 wrote: I'm just amazed that I was the first to come up with a correct answer; I don't have that many of them to spread around.

Now if somebody would just respond in one of MY threads when I need help... :sad:

Nobody likes you. I'm sorry you had to find out this way though.


JK, of course. One time I posted like 5 threads on RC in a matter of a week. It was when I was setting up my new tank. Not ONE of them ever got a response.:shout:

 

[cr500_af]

texhorns98;350557 wrote: Nobody likes you. I'm sorry you had to find out this way though.


JK, of course. One time I posted like 5 threads on RC in a matter of a week. It was when I was setting up my new tank. Not ONE of them ever got a response.:shout:

I joke about nobody liking me here. I actually have an issue with an SPS but I can't handle the rejection of nobody responds, so I haven't posted for help yet!

 

[texhorns98]

cr500_af;350564 wrote: I joke about nobody liking me here. I actually have an issue with an SPS but I can't handle the rejection of nobody responds, so I haven't posted for help yet!

Knowing is half the battle, Barry. Im proud of you today!:yes:

 

[jaustin]

KILL THEM...KILL THEM WITH FIRE!!!!!

you way beat me to it!