Coral I.d.

[lionfish12]

Ive got tons of these growing on my live rock. If i am getting corals growing then would i be ok with some zoos in my tank? The yare twice their size, so i wonder if i do have enough light for some corals? Please repond about what these are? ( i can always get a $3 zoo and see if they live)

 

[lionfish12]

dunno what this green stuff is, but some days it is larger then others.

 

[squidd]

The two red ones in the first pic are Algae, not corals, not desireable and NOT an indication that you can successfully keep corals under your lighting...
The second pic looks like "coraline" algae, desireable and a good thing...

 

[lionfish12]

OK... My guess is that i have about 200 small feather dusters on the same chuck of rock.

 

[lionfish12]

Im getting meduim lights over my 125 so you can see the fish better in the pictures and so there not so dark.

 

[sammyg]

I don't believe feather dusters require lighting, so don't take their survival as an indication you could get more corals.
As a beginner to corals, it's best to do things the way most people have had success - PC/VHO or MH. I think it's a bad idea to try to push the envelope when success at the basics hasn't been mastered.
Sam

 

[beth]

Feather dustere don't require lighting. the yellow may be yellow sponge [low light requirements]. Is it porous/ spongy?