egglike objects

[robert nellson]

these small pea sized objects (circled in red) are in a dead coral and on some of my live rock they are sacks with liquid inside i popped one of them could they be some kind of eggs?

 

[OniTweak]

Looks like Bubble Algea covered in Diatoms. Is your cycle still going?

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

Yup... bubble algae. Popped them, eh? You'll soon have more. Here's a link to bookmark for the future:

'Bubble' Alage: Selected Descriptions, Controls and Comments by Horge Cortes-Jorge, Jr. - Reefkeeping.com

 

[robert nellson]

I'm glad I know what they are - I'm also happy I only popped one. Thank you for the link.

No it's done cycling. It's been set up for 8 months.

 

[OniTweak]

You can siphon them out whenever you do your water changes or take the rock out and remove each bubble with a pair of tweezers.

You may have only popped one but it will still spread regardless.