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03-03-2007, 12:21 AM
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 What the heck is this? I bought this rock with a bunch of bright green mushrooms on it a little more than a month ago. It had some yellow stuff on it that I thought was glue or something, but now its growing. Does any one know what it is? Its the yellowish thing dead center in the two pictures:    |
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03-03-2007, 12:41 AM
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| not sure but it looks like some kind of sponge. The bottom picture especially. If it gets to big you can always cut it away off of the rock. I would let it go a little longer before doing anything. It might be something you end up liking. I have lots of things that have popped up growing on my rocks that I have just left there. Looks more natural I think. |
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03-03-2007, 12:41 AM
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| nice looking mushrooms by the way! |
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03-03-2007, 12:56 AM
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| Yeah, the pictures there actually don't quite do them justice, I need to fuss with the white balance on my camera for my aquarium lighting. I'm actually doing a project on aquarium photography for college course. Its really cool, but really difficult b/c the lighting is different in every aquarium which screws with color balance. I might start a thread in the photography forum to show my progress. Anywho, heres a pic under actinic lighting that makes the mushrooms glow crazy green. They're on the left:  They also glow very nicely under my lunar light. I think mushrooms are a very underated coral, you just have to wait for the right ones that really have nice colors. |
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03-03-2007, 02:48 AM
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| Yeah definately a sponge. Name him spongebob and get him some square pants. hahaha. I'm a dork. I got some that look like that in my tank too. |
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03-03-2007, 02:48 AM
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| Oh and nice shrooms. |
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03-03-2007, 04:02 AM
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| Those look awesome! I'd be interested in hearing about the aquarium photography course...and I'm sure others would be too! |
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03-03-2007, 04:56 AM
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| Its just a photography course, I've taken several throughout school and this one is a pre-requisite for my major (graphic design). I chose aquarium photography for my portfolio subject because it can give you stunning shots with amazing natural colors, and is a great way to learn about color balance, white balance, and light temperature. Every aquarium has different lighting, so every aquarium has to be approached differently when shooting. Check the thread I started in the reef photography forum for cleaner pics, these are just snapshots above |
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03-03-2007, 07:03 PM
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| its called a yellow sponge, and actually grows in poor water quality. not saying yours is poor just that where you got it from might. it's really a neat sponge if you can keep it alive which isn't hard if you keep it out of the air( even for a second) now teach me to take good pics of my aquarium. i don't have any i'm not embarassed to show 
__________________ me likin' the fishies, berry, berry much!!!!! |
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03-03-2007, 07:46 PM
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| NICE mushrooms very COOL!!!!! (ACE) |
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