what is this on my live rock

[Smarkalan83]

I have noticed over past week these little red things growing bigger and bigger on my rock don't know what they are can anyone help here are a few pictures ...also I put a 4th pic up of something in my sand ...only saw this after last water change and after siphoning out cyano...I put a thread in identification over a week ago and noone responded...any help please...

 

[QuietPlotter]

Aliens....

 

[joy13]

Have you poked the red thing to see if it responds? If it doesn't you might want to check out red macro algae. The forth one looks like a nuisance algae.

 

[Smarkalan83]

How would I get rid of nuisense algae...I didn't poke it yet but I will and let you know what happens....

 

[AusAaron]

I also have some of the little red spikey things. Unsure as to what they r

 

[joy13]

If it reacts when you poke it could be some type of feather duster. If it is a nuisance algae it is most likely something like red bubble algae. That when you are changing the water just run the tip of your hose over it and suck it up. I am actually leaning towards something like dragon tongue algae which is a macro algae.

I know is sounds weird to be poking stuff that you don't know what it is but that is how I usually start identifying things in my tank.

 

[Sniperhank]

I have the same red things in my tank from my caribean LR. Mr X said they were feather dusters, but I have yet to see much out of them.

 

[mr_X]

they are a type of coralline algae (the red branching things i mean).

 

[Smarkalan83]

Here are more pieces of the red things behind my anenome once the lights came on how big will these get and any other ideas of what they are

 

[Sniperhank]

they are a type of coralline algae (the red branching things i mean).

Same things I have. Only thing I haven't figured out about them is why they are so random in their placement around my tank. Just happy to have them. But...I might be showing how tired I am here, but what kind of nem is that? Looks like my Hatian COndy, but so few tentacles.

 

[Smarkalan83]

I will send picture tomorrow that was literally 1 minute after lights came on ill take pic of anenome w lights on....it is huge....

 

[Sniperhank]

It looks amazing. My Haitian condy finally found himself a suitable home...I had to help him out some as he seemed to think that the powerhead would be suitable and then got himself stuck between a couple rocks...he's a moron.

 

[Smarkalan83]

Here is a pick of 1 I have 2 you can see them both in the 2nd pic....are they like the ones you have...

 

[Sniperhank]

Cool, I was thrown off by the color. I forget the name of the other condy, but them and the hatian are similar. I like the hatian because of the purple tips. But doesn't matter now, I accidently killed him.