Algae ID (pic)

goldenmean · 03-16-2008, 01:24 AM

I have a handful of chaeto in my DT. (I had no luck growing it in my sump)
It is in a soap dish and hidden behind the LR.
Tonight I went to rotate the chaeto and i saw this other algae. it is like bubble algae but it is not a round sphere.
I caught a gorilla crab in the chaeto last week and this was not in there then.
Any ideas what it is???

sasquatch · 03-16-2008, 01:31 AM

ohh? hmmm? looks a bit like bryopsis, the fingery one?

dobejazz · 03-16-2008, 01:55 AM

Bubble algea can be different shapes I think - Bryopsis is more ferny looking

goldenmean · 03-16-2008, 02:38 AM

Thanks Sas.
I could not find any Bryopsis pics that looked like this.

Kelli you gave me a place to start searching.
You are right - bubble algae can be in other shapes.
I think these may be from the valonia sp.
'Bubble' Alage: Selected Descriptions, Controls and Comments by Horge Cortes-Jorge, Jr. - Reefkeeping.com

Any other ideas?
agreements?

JWarren · 03-16-2008, 04:30 AM

Not Bryopsis.

Most Likely Caulerpa racemosa or Caulerpa brachypus. The photo you have posted, resemble the starting branches to either one of the spices I have noted here. If allowed to grow you will end up with something that resembles one of the two photos below.

Caulerpa brachypus

Caulerpa racemosa

Caulerpa is a pest algae that has been outlawed in many coastal states including California and Maine. Millions of dollars have been spent trying to eradicate it from their coastal waters.

goldenmean · 03-16-2008, 12:54 PM

Hmmmmmmm.
I suppose it is possible to be a type of Caulerpa
We wont find out for sure as I have removed it.
But speaking of caulerpa RS does have a new sponsor
SCCAT [THE CAULERPA INFORMATION CENTER] Southern California Caulerpa Action Team

I am still leaning towards a bubble algae.
The LFS that I got the chaeto from does have some bubble algae in some of their reef tanks. The cheato came from a tank in the basement so I did not see what all was in that tank.

lcstorc · 03-16-2008, 03:37 PM

I vote for the bubble algae but like you said if it is gone it doesn't matter.

CATALYST · 03-16-2008, 03:44 PM

Oh I have that...
Bubble algae...Valonia I think. I hate it.

BoomerD · 03-16-2008, 03:48 PM

Definitely one of the valonia sp. of bubble algae. I used to get a bit of it. Didn't spread quite as fast as the round green bubbles did, but was still invasive. (DO NOT POP THEM IN THE TANK!)

CATALYST · 03-16-2008, 03:55 PM

I don't remember who had the super glue trick for getting them out but it did work pretty good.

goldenmean · 03-16-2008, 05:13 PM

Thanks everyone.
This bubble algae was growing in the center of a handful of the chaeto so the spores must have come in with the chaeto. It was not attached to anything so it was easy to remove.

JWarren · 03-17-2008, 12:30 AM

Nice catch on the valonia sp.! I'm not as sharp as I used to be, but just as much fun!

hma · 03-17-2008, 12:50 AM

100% Dictyosphaeria ocellata, Valonia aegagropila or Valonia macrophysa all bubble algae

johnmaloney · 05-10-2008, 12:10 AM

that stuff looks sweet! Valonia huh? I like it!

hma · 05-10-2008, 06:06 AM

sorry double post

03-16-2008, 01:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Algae ID (pic) ohh? hmmm? looks a bit like bryopsis, the fingery one?

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dobejazz Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,248 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Algae ID (pic) Bubble algea can be different shapes I think - Bryopsis is more ferny looking __________________ Kelli

03-16-2008, 04:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Algae ID (pic) Not Bryopsis. Most Likely Caulerpa racemosa or Caulerpa brachypus. The photo you have posted, resemble the starting branches to either one of the spices I have noted here. If allowed to grow you will end up with something that resembles one of the two photos below. Caulerpa brachypus Caulerpa racemosa Caulerpa is a pest algae that has been outlawed in many coastal states including California and Maine. Millions of dollars have been spent trying to eradicate it from their coastal waters. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

03-16-2008, 03:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Algae ID (pic) I vote for the bubble algae but like you said if it is gone it doesn't matter. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

03-16-2008, 03:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
CATALYST Reef Lobster Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,442 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Algae ID (pic) Oh I have that... Bubble algae...Valonia I think. I hate it. __________________ _.:Bonni:._

03-16-2008, 03:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Algae ID (pic) Definitely one of the valonia sp. of bubble algae. I used to get a bit of it. Didn't spread quite as fast as the round green bubbles did, but was still invasive. (DO NOT POP THEM IN THE TANK!) __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

03-16-2008, 03:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
CATALYST Reef Lobster Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,442 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Algae ID (pic) I don't remember who had the super glue trick for getting them out but it did work pretty good. __________________ _.:Bonni:._

03-17-2008, 12:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Algae ID (pic) Nice catch on the valonia sp.! I'm not as sharp as I used to be, but just as much fun! __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

03-17-2008, 12:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
hma Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 2,653 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Algae ID (pic) 100% Dictyosphaeria ocellata, Valonia aegagropila or Valonia macrophysa all bubble algae __________________ Heinz If you have a great hurry, go slowly. The secret of a successful reef-keeping is balance. Instead of doing everything faster, do everything at the right speed. The Seawater Encyclopaedia Brown Jelly Treatment The Balling Method My Chronicle and www.reefdreams.de as well as mobile.reefdreams.de

05-10-2008, 12:10 AM	#14 (permalink)
johnmaloney Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Algae ID (pic) that stuff looks sweet! Valonia huh? I like it! __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

05-10-2008, 06:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
hma Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 2,653 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Algae ID (pic) sorry double post __________________ Heinz If you have a great hurry, go slowly. The secret of a successful reef-keeping is balance. Instead of doing everything faster, do everything at the right speed. The Seawater Encyclopaedia Brown Jelly Treatment The Balling Method My Chronicle and www.reefdreams.de as well as mobile.reefdreams.de

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