ID Please

[Nazaroth]

I found these in my sump shortly after the aiptaisa.. Not sure if they are mushrooms of some kind or what.. would like to know if anyone can ID

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp42/DJNazaroth/DSC00311.jpg


Also figured this was as good a place as any to post an ID for this... The circled part (obviously) is what needs to be ID. The specs in it are from sand kicked up, if I had seen it anywhere else I would think it is mold.. but I am thinking maybe sponge? It started off small, like the size of a dime and now is about 2 inches across. Any help would be appreciated :)

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp42/DJNazaroth/DSC00324.jpg

[Seahorsedreams]

First is a mushroom and the second looks as though it has syphon holes so I'm gonna say tunicate. If those aren't siphon holes then it's a sponge.

[rayme07]

I agree with Seahorsedreams mushrooms:agree:
Raymond:peep:

[coralife]

Agreed with the ID's, the 2nd may be a sponge if the mouth looking thing on the tunicate really isn't a mouth. BTW both are good :)

Jake

[CarmieJo]

Jake! Good to see you back!

[doctorthompson]

First might not be a mushroom, juvenile Blastomussa merleti look very much like that just after they take hold of a rock but before they start building their "tubes". If you're impatient (and who isn't in this hobby, heh!) shine a few different shades of blue light (moonlight LED or Actinics) on them and see what pigment patterns show up. Blastos usually have quite complex patterns compared to the average discosoma/rhodactis/etc... variety of mushroom.