Can someone help me identify this plant??

JT101 · 08-21-2007, 10:31 PM

Hello again,

Well, my AquaPod 24 is going on nine weeks! For some time now, I've been getting this green growth on only two places in my tank and it seems like almost"overnight" the formation has gone from small to HUGE.

I actually kinda like the way it looks in the strong SunPaq lights but I am worried if it's a "good" or "bad" algae.

Here are some pics I just took a little while ago with flash and only the LED lights running. Should I remove it, pare it down or introduce a fish that will eat it and if the latter, what kind of fish???

AQTCJAK · 08-21-2007, 10:34 PM

Looks like LHA to me

JT101 · 08-21-2007, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AQTCJAK

Looks like LHA to me

What's LHA????

prow · 08-21-2007, 10:39 PM

aahh thats seagrass i think. maybe Phyllospadix scouleri. does it have any root structures?

Frankie · 08-21-2007, 10:40 PM

Wow thats a huge ball. At first i thought it was bryopsis but i never saw it in just one spot like that.
Bryopsis pennata

prow · 08-21-2007, 10:45 PM

sea grass grows in clumps but usually not like that. where did you get it?

JT101 · 08-21-2007, 10:57 PM

Maybe a post with a single close-up would help:

JT101 · 08-21-2007, 11:00 PM

How about this one?

PS - I have one more question: Is that a little sea anemone I have there on the left

?

JT101 · 08-21-2007, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prow

sea grass grows in clumps but usually not like that. where did you get it?

It seems to have come from the live rock it's growing on. I didn't buy it, it was not even there 8 weeks ago when I got that piece of Tonga branch.

Frankie · 08-21-2007, 11:07 PM

The more i look at it the more im sure its bryopsis

prow · 08-21-2007, 11:22 PM

the little sea anemones looks like a mojo or hydroid Myrionema could be a aiptasia but i dont think so. either way they are considered a nuisance and spread big time. the only real difference is the myrionema and mojo can grow just as good in good quality water, aiptasia usually spread in high nutrient conditions.

still thinking the clump is a type of seagrass.

JT101 · 08-21-2007, 11:26 PM

Not to change the topic of this thread but here's a much bigger pic of the "anemone" :

JT101 · 08-21-2007, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FFrankie

The more i look at it the more im sure its bryopsis

Yes, I believe you're right, I looked at several photos of Bryopsis online and it's a perfect match. I also learned that it's not a desirable plant growth

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What's the best way to clip this nasty bugger out without spreading it?

prow · 08-21-2007, 11:31 PM

no wait i think frank is right, bryopsis or caulerpa verticillata.

JT101 · 08-21-2007, 11:35 PM

Thanks to all

!!

Gotta go (sleep calls), be back tomorrow!

08-21-2007, 10:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
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08-21-2007, 10:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
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prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,990 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Can someone help me identify this plant?? aahh thats seagrass i think. maybe Phyllospadix scouleri. does it have any root structures? __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html my clamicle..........http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...my-tank-d.html

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prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,990 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Can someone help me identify this plant?? sea grass grows in clumps but usually not like that. where did you get it? __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html my clamicle..........http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...my-tank-d.html

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08-21-2007, 11:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,990 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Can someone help me identify this plant?? the little sea anemones looks like a mojo or hydroid Myrionema could be a aiptasia but i dont think so. either way they are considered a nuisance and spread big time. the only real difference is the myrionema and mojo can grow just as good in good quality water, aiptasia usually spread in high nutrient conditions. still thinking the clump is a type of seagrass. __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html my clamicle..........http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...my-tank-d.html

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08-21-2007, 11:31 PM	#14 (permalink)
prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,990 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Can someone help me identify this plant?? no wait i think frank is right, bryopsis or caulerpa verticillata. __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html my clamicle..........http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...my-tank-d.html

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