Items on Live Rock

[AdamC]

In the first picture I have these green thick roundish items on the rocks. along with an algae. The local LFS is useless and couldn't identify either one.

The second picture has some type of purple/bluish mushrooms.

This was a previously owned tank that was neglected and I really cleaned it up before i set it up, scrubbed the rocks and got rid of the red algae but its coming back again.

Thanks for the help.

 

[ErinCahir]

The first one is some kind of macro algae... and the second one is a blue mushroom.

 

[chichimom79]

That's a neat looking algae.

 

[Waddi]

First one, is some kind of calcifying algae, it eats all the calcium in your tank.
Cant remember the name though, see if lil fish chips in, she was the one that told me about it.

 

[AdamC]

Anyone else?

Should I scrub off the green tentacles and what about the purple mushrooms?

 

[Waddi]

Oh the algae is Neomeris annulata.
It eats up calcium, which can be annoying to some people, especially me, but I pluck all mine out when i see it, once it starts calcifying, its not pretty to look at.
Purple mushrooms are good! Nice beginner coral. Not many needs.

 

[AdamC]

okay cool thanks

 

[AdamC]

The only other thing I am concerned about is the red algea looking stuff

 

[WooA]

I would always keep the macro algae in the frag or refugium.
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