Bornetella sphaerica?

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BobbyG123

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i was reading the sticky bubble algae because i had a few bubbles on the top of my tank and didnt no what they were and i looked at the picture there is for Bornetella sphaerica and i relized i had things that look like that all over my tank so i took some pics on my cell phone there not that great hopefully i can get some on my camera later on tonight but can anyone tell me if this is Bornetella sphaerica or if its just a sponge?

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yeah sorry abou that i posted that from my phone i actually have some better pix now...also when i was loading my pix onto my comp into my tank folder i released how much diff the rock has gotten since i first got the tank(got the tank off CL and took the rock and water that was 6yrs old) i have like green seaweed(??it looks like) now and those yellow looking sponges i will show you guys the diff in the pix
 
this is when i first got my tank a couple days after i brought it home and put all the water and rock back into the tank
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this is now


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is all that normal on the rock?? i do everything the same the previous owner has..he used tap water and i used tap water..water from a well actually at first..now as of a couple weeks ago i have bin using r/o water but other then that the tank has bin fine for the last couple months ive had it besides a aptaisia outbreak i took care of but parameters are perfect everythings perfect...should i worry about those sponge looking things cus there everywhere?
 
Are you referring to those creamy/yellow bulbs attached to your rock? If so, those are sponges, and are a good sign, and will do no harm. They actually are little filters for your water, straining out suspended particles. No worries, they are fine. If those are not what you were referring to, let me know. Thanks!
 
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cool got a little worryed because they do look similar to
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what about the green lookin seaweed trees? any uses for them? it kinda looks like a stem with some green leaves on it its wierd when i had my butterfly fish b4 my tang killed him he usta nip at them
 
Seaweed trees? LOL, well not quite. The pictures are pretty blurry but from what I can see, it appears to be one of many species of Caulerpa, a siphonous green alga, found in Caribbean waters (Coming into your tank on your live rock - which came from those waters). Despite its simple internal form, it almost looks like a higher plant. It has frond-like assimilators for photosynthesis, a basal runner by which it spreads and rhizoids which fix it to the substratum. It is generally not considered a pest algae, and can be trimmed back easily, or pulled from rock in sections, which is why this is one form of algae which hobbyists have frequently allowed to co-exists in their tanks. They are not readily consumable by your mass variety of common home aquarium residents so do not expect your fish/inverts to keep it in check.
 
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