LR question, what is this?

chemjoey

Reefing newb
hi i just got my live rock and washed it and put it in my tank, and noticed these 3 green spots, and they sorta look like gree polpy, but idk, does anybody know?
 

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It also looks like some kind skeleton of an encrusting coral to me...maybe montipora or porite.Touch it,if it's hard then monti/porite,if spongey soft than maybe sponge.It is most likely the dead skeleton unless you see tiny hairs/polyps poking out.
 
I agree with Reef.
Another way to tell if its alive(assuming it is a hard coral),is to feel if its got a slimy covering to it.
90% of the hitch hiking corals wont survive the cycle.
 
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