hey guys,is this good or bad algae? - Page 2

sambrinar · 11-01-2009, 05:27 PM

OK then not cyano.. I admit it.. I was wrong.. sniff.. LOL.. Isn't a first

nightfire76 · 11-01-2009, 05:30 PM

ill try lifting it later to see if it is for sure or not

Reefmack · 11-01-2009, 06:39 PM

I'm not quite sure what to look for in the pictures, but if the red won't lift off with a siphon it may just be Coralline. I've had dark maroon patches of coralline.

nightfire76 · 11-01-2009, 07:16 PM

its what i think also,thing im concerned mostly is on that same rock there is a puffy red thing,looks kinda cool but like i said when i do a water change later ill take closer pics

johnmaloney · 11-01-2009, 07:55 PM

ok so...lots of algae some pics aren't clear but I will give it a shot:

leaf grass looking algae - caulerpa prolifera - can grow quickly but i like it
the cup shaped green caulerpa next to it- could be one of like 15 species that look really close to that. All invasive nad can be hard to remove so I would just pull it.
short red wirey algae - gelidioposis likely (spelling is probably off) - pull it, it is a nuisance.
green thin mulitbranching algae - maybe a cladophropsis species? spelling is probably off) anyway ugly, pull it
green blurry picture - does the "plant" end in a star shaped "leaf"? If so then probably a species of dasyclaides. If it is just cylindrical semi-transparent algae it is likely a species of Valonia, some species of this genus are referred to as bubble algae. If the latter is the case pull it.

last pic might be the red one I was talking about before. It is really hard to see, and there is no scale.

nightfire76 · 11-01-2009, 08:58 PM

ok guys here are some new pics....pics 1,2 and 3 are of the same rock that i started this tread with,in the 3rd pic ya can see one of my clams opened up some there on the top right

the last two pics are just extras showing my pink/purple caroline and the other....well im not sure what kind of algae that is

Cloudburst2000 · 11-10-2009, 12:39 PM

I agree with John. And I had that caulerpa with those disc things on the end when I got my tank which was an already operating system. Major pain in the rear and kinda ugly. So I pulled it all. There were several other species of caulerpa in my tank when I got it. I actually pulled all the caulerpa in the tank because some of it got banged around a bit during transport, and the stress of the move started causing part of the caulerpa to sexual (which means it's going to propogate itself all over your tank). Caulerpa is one of the few macros that go sexual and when they do it can be a pain in the butt to get rid of it. While some caulerpa is pretty, I just don't think it's worth the hassle if it decides to go sexual on you. There are macros that are just as pretty that you don't have to worry about going sexual. So I won't have any caulerpa in my tank. If you don't want to deal with the possibility of it going sexual on you, then I'd suggest pulling it all. Also, you can tell when caulerpa is starting to go sexual because it will start to turn white/opaque. If you see that happen, yank it immediately unless you want caulerpa springing up everywhere.

11-01-2009, 05:27 PM	#16 (permalink)
sambrinar recovering overfeeder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 6,435 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: hey guys,is this good or bad algae? OK then not cyano.. I admit it.. I was wrong.. sniff.. LOL.. Isn't a first __________________ Brenda Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music ~ George Carlin Original member of http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...eef-holic.html My addiction 75 gal glass http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ce-sanity.html

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nightfire76 Neon dottyback Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: dickson,tn Posts: 695 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: hey guys,is this good or bad algae? ill try lifting it later to see if it is for sure or not __________________ follow me on my slow aquarium and tell me what ya think http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...res-55gal.html 55gal koralia 4 aquac remora/maxi jet 1200 marineland 400 bio-wheel 70ish lbs live sand 40ish lbs live rock 1 long spine brown urchin 2 blue leg hermits 1 feather duster 3 clams 1 mysterious cream color crab 150ish snails and many unknowns SAINTS 10 & 0 undefeated still,brady...here we come HAPPY REEFING

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Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,162 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: hey guys,is this good or bad algae? I'm not quite sure what to look for in the pictures, but if the red won't lift off with a siphon it may just be Coralline. I've had dark maroon patches of coralline. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

11-01-2009, 07:16 PM	#19 (permalink)
nightfire76 Neon dottyback Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: dickson,tn Posts: 695 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: hey guys,is this good or bad algae? its what i think also,thing im concerned mostly is on that same rock there is a puffy red thing,looks kinda cool but like i said when i do a water change later ill take closer pics __________________ follow me on my slow aquarium and tell me what ya think http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...res-55gal.html 55gal koralia 4 aquac remora/maxi jet 1200 marineland 400 bio-wheel 70ish lbs live sand 40ish lbs live rock 1 long spine brown urchin 2 blue leg hermits 1 feather duster 3 clams 1 mysterious cream color crab 150ish snails and many unknowns SAINTS 10 & 0 undefeated still,brady...here we come HAPPY REEFING

11-01-2009, 07:55 PM	#20 (permalink)
johnmaloney Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: hey guys,is this good or bad algae? ok so...lots of algae some pics aren't clear but I will give it a shot: leaf grass looking algae - caulerpa prolifera - can grow quickly but i like it the cup shaped green caulerpa next to it- could be one of like 15 species that look really close to that. All invasive nad can be hard to remove so I would just pull it. short red wirey algae - gelidioposis likely (spelling is probably off) - pull it, it is a nuisance. green thin mulitbranching algae - maybe a cladophropsis species? spelling is probably off) anyway ugly, pull it green blurry picture - does the "plant" end in a star shaped "leaf"? If so then probably a species of dasyclaides. If it is just cylindrical semi-transparent algae it is likely a species of Valonia, some species of this genus are referred to as bubble algae. If the latter is the case pull it. last pic might be the red one I was talking about before. It is really hard to see, and there is no scale. __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

11-10-2009, 12:39 PM	#22 (permalink)
Cloudburst2000 Sea Pen Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 303 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: hey guys,is this good or bad algae? I agree with John. And I had that caulerpa with those disc things on the end when I got my tank which was an already operating system. Major pain in the rear and kinda ugly. So I pulled it all. There were several other species of caulerpa in my tank when I got it. I actually pulled all the caulerpa in the tank because some of it got banged around a bit during transport, and the stress of the move started causing part of the caulerpa to sexual (which means it's going to propogate itself all over your tank). Caulerpa is one of the few macros that go sexual and when they do it can be a pain in the butt to get rid of it. While some caulerpa is pretty, I just don't think it's worth the hassle if it decides to go sexual on you. There are macros that are just as pretty that you don't have to worry about going sexual. So I won't have any caulerpa in my tank. If you don't want to deal with the possibility of it going sexual on you, then I'd suggest pulling it all. Also, you can tell when caulerpa is starting to go sexual because it will start to turn white/opaque. If you see that happen, yank it immediately unless you want caulerpa springing up everywhere. __________________ Shannon "My Momma always said, life was like a box of live rock........you never know what you're gonna get."

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