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	Rocks Growing Plants?!
niggit Fish Addict Posts: 631 Kudos: 282 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jan-2003	hi! i've had a 10G marine tank set up since mid-december (complete with live rock) and slowly but surely i've noticed little 'plants' growing from the rock. one of them looks sort of like a little palm tree, with several "leaves" growing from a "trunk". the others are red and look more like seaweed or macro algae (maybe?). they're more jaggedy and seem to be only "leaves". all of them are small, ranging from .25"-1" and are growing! what do you think it could be? is it beneficial?
Posted 27-Apr-2006 02:28
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Sounds like macroalgae(the second description) or feather dusters(palm trees) to me. Some types of macroalgae can be invasive, others grow very slow...it depends on the type. Feather dusters are just a cool addition to a marine tank. If you had a picture, we could get a better idea of what they are. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 27-Apr-2006 04:37
niggit Fish Addict Posts: 631 Kudos: 282 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jan-2003	sure. thanks! i'll try to add a pic in the next couple days btw - i don't think the 'palm-tree' in a feather duster, because i've spotted a couple of them and they're quite different. this this is definitely a plant of some type!
Posted 27-Apr-2006 21:57
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Basically if you don't like the plants remove them. If you don't mind how they look then they'll only help improve water quality so long as they don't choke out anything else you like. I've got a few odd bits of branching brown macroalgae. I found it's pretty hard to get a true ID on macro aside from a few of the most common ones.
Posted 28-Apr-2006 08:51
fishkid99 Enthusiast Posts: 252 Kudos: 218 Votes: 39 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	one of them looks sort of like a little palm tree i agree with Matty this is probably featherduster. Theyre dont hurt the tank and they look coll ive got a couple in my tank. >>>----> <----<<< pnh
Posted 29-Apr-2006 01:48
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	my guess on the palm tree looking one is Feather Caulerpa also you can get info on algae at www.algaebase.org although it does take some time to search around if you dont have atleast a common name
Posted 30-Apr-2006 08:43
niggit Fish Addict Posts: 631 Kudos: 282 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jan-2003	thanks! i don't mind having them at all - i think they're pretty interesting. i just wondered whether this is normal or not. so, i guess i'll just have to wait and see what they develop into!
Posted 02-May-2006 06:45
ckk125 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005	still no pics?
Posted 02-May-2006 11:05
niggit Fish Addict Posts: 631 Kudos: 282 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jan-2003	sorry no... i've been busy! i'll try to post some this weekend : ) bear with me! haha
Posted 05-May-2006 08:43


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