two red algaes to ID

aaromano · 12-30-2006, 02:28 PM

Can anyone ID these two.

prow · 12-30-2006, 03:30 PM

hard to tell. the first pic is still so small can not really see it. sorry on that, look at halymenia or gracilaria species.
the second hard to tell also. it might be in the chondria or gellidium family but kinda looks like the start of turf algae.
what texture do they have??

BrothaWolf · 12-30-2006, 04:18 PM

# 2 looks like the start of red turf algae

aaromano · 12-30-2006, 05:00 PM

Number two is a very tough coarse low growing red vine like algae. It spreads from runners. I've had patches of it for about as long as the tank has been up. It grows slowly. If it is a red turf how to control it other than pull it out. Taking the rocks out for a scrub isn't an option as the rock is on has several corals growing on it and is about 12"x7". The first one I agree looks like red version of halmeda. Didn't know it came in red.

BrothaWolf · 12-31-2006, 01:14 AM

A blue tuxedo urchin will eat #2... It will also eat your coraline though but once the turf is gone you can try feeding the urchin some romaine lettuce I think they like that more than coraline or you could give it to LFS Im not sure if a yellow tang will eat that but maybe...

prow · 12-31-2006, 03:28 AM

if it is turf than there is not much you can do. nutrient control may help but this stuff does well with perfect water parameters. might try to raise your ph a bit to 8.4ish, i heard that helps slow it. a yellow tang is your best bet for fish that eat. everyone i know that has used a yellow to control had good results, very good results. if you can not put one in because of tankmate or whatever mexican turbo snails will eat it. takes them some time but they will take care of it. here is a little story of one battle with turf algae and the use of turbos.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...nftt/index.php

Woodstock · 12-31-2006, 06:06 AM

#1 - is ia a slimy ball? If so, it is a type of valonia algae.

BrothaWolf · 01-08-2007, 01:16 PM

Mexican Turbo snails 4tw! I had a 1" x1" patch of the red turf growing. Added 2 mexican turbos. In 2 days I HAD a 1" x 1" patch. Now they are busy running all over the place Man they move fast!

prow · 01-08-2007, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BrothaWolf

Mexican Turbo snails 4tw! I had a 1" x1" patch of the red turf growing. Added 2 mexican turbos. In 2 days I HAD a 1" x 1" patch. Now they are busy running all over the place Man they move fast!

so your saying they did nothing

BrothaWolf · 01-08-2007, 01:33 PM

hehe No I meant HAD as in past tense. They munched away ALL the red turf. I just hope they dont starve out my other snails These guys are brutes!

prow · 01-08-2007, 01:59 PM

yeah thats what i fig but i just couldnt resist

BrothaWolf · 01-08-2007, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prow

yeah thats what i fig but i just couldnt resist

lcstorc · 01-09-2007, 06:30 PM

Sea hares are excellent for eating algae but you really need to find what is feeding them. You could have perfect parameters because the algae is eating the nutrients. Avoid overfeeding, rinse all food with ro/di, and check the length of time your bulbs have been running. All three will help with the rood problem which is excess nutrients.

BigAl07 · 11-27-2007, 04:56 PM

Lynn are you saying the Sea Hare will eat Red Turf Algae too?

cracker · 11-27-2007, 05:30 PM

Algaebase :: Listing the World's Algae
A pita to navigate at 1st. There is a image search at the bottom that will scroll through All 5,000+ images.

12-30-2006, 03:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,375 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two red algaes to ID hard to tell. the first pic is still so small can not really see it. sorry on that, look at halymenia or gracilaria species. the second hard to tell also. it might be in the chondria or gellidium family but kinda looks like the start of turf algae. what texture do they have??

12-30-2006, 04:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
BrothaWolf Acropora Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,798 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two red algaes to ID # 2 looks like the start of red turf algae __________________ 75 Gal AGA Nano - 115lbs LR 140lbs LS Tunze 6025 x 3 40 gal DIY Sump/fuge 20lb LS 26lb LR Outer Orbit 150 HQI Mh x 2, 54w T5 x 4, 18 moons, ASM G3 Mated pair Yashia Gobies (seperated) and Red Band Pistol Shrimp, True Percula, Purple Fire Fish, Yellow Clown Goby, Orange Back Fairy Wrasse, Barber Pole Goby, Blood Shrimp, Crocea Clam, Scarlet Hermits, Cerith, Nassarius, Nerite and Margarita Snails (hold the salt) Zoas, Rics & Shrooms, Xenia, Hammer & Frog Spawn, Star Polyps, Blasto, Blue Anthelia, Lord Acans 29 Gal Oceanic Bio Cube- 40lbs LR 30lbs LS Sapphire Skimmer, DIY Nanotuners 4.36 Lighting, DIY Moonlights, DIY Mod CPR Refugium Randalls Goby, Zoa's ,Trach,Shrooms President: Crabs Make Me Itch Society

12-30-2006, 05:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
aaromano Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 40 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: two red algaes to ID Number two is a very tough coarse low growing red vine like algae. It spreads from runners. I've had patches of it for about as long as the tank has been up. It grows slowly. If it is a red turf how to control it other than pull it out. Taking the rocks out for a scrub isn't an option as the rock is on has several corals growing on it and is about 12"x7". The first one I agree looks like red version of halmeda. Didn't know it came in red.

12-31-2006, 01:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
BrothaWolf Acropora Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,798 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two red algaes to ID A blue tuxedo urchin will eat #2... It will also eat your coraline though but once the turf is gone you can try feeding the urchin some romaine lettuce I think they like that more than coraline or you could give it to LFS Im not sure if a yellow tang will eat that but maybe... __________________ 75 Gal AGA Nano - 115lbs LR 140lbs LS Tunze 6025 x 3 40 gal DIY Sump/fuge 20lb LS 26lb LR Outer Orbit 150 HQI Mh x 2, 54w T5 x 4, 18 moons, ASM G3 Mated pair Yashia Gobies (seperated) and Red Band Pistol Shrimp, True Percula, Purple Fire Fish, Yellow Clown Goby, Orange Back Fairy Wrasse, Barber Pole Goby, Blood Shrimp, Crocea Clam, Scarlet Hermits, Cerith, Nassarius, Nerite and Margarita Snails (hold the salt) Zoas, Rics & Shrooms, Xenia, Hammer & Frog Spawn, Star Polyps, Blasto, Blue Anthelia, Lord Acans 29 Gal Oceanic Bio Cube- 40lbs LR 30lbs LS Sapphire Skimmer, DIY Nanotuners 4.36 Lighting, DIY Moonlights, DIY Mod CPR Refugium Randalls Goby, Zoa's ,Trach,Shrooms President: Crabs Make Me Itch Society

12-31-2006, 03:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,375 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two red algaes to ID if it is turf than there is not much you can do. nutrient control may help but this stuff does well with perfect water parameters. might try to raise your ph a bit to 8.4ish, i heard that helps slow it. a yellow tang is your best bet for fish that eat. everyone i know that has used a yellow to control had good results, very good results. if you can not put one in because of tankmate or whatever mexican turbo snails will eat it. takes them some time but they will take care of it. here is a little story of one battle with turf algae and the use of turbos. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...nftt/index.php

12-31-2006, 06:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,157 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two red algaes to ID #1 - is ia a slimy ball? If so, it is a type of valonia algae. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

01-08-2007, 01:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
BrothaWolf Acropora Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,798 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two red algaes to ID Mexican Turbo snails 4tw! I had a 1" x1" patch of the red turf growing. Added 2 mexican turbos. In 2 days I HAD a 1" x 1" patch. Now they are busy running all over the place Man they move fast! __________________ 75 Gal AGA Nano - 115lbs LR 140lbs LS Tunze 6025 x 3 40 gal DIY Sump/fuge 20lb LS 26lb LR Outer Orbit 150 HQI Mh x 2, 54w T5 x 4, 18 moons, ASM G3 Mated pair Yashia Gobies (seperated) and Red Band Pistol Shrimp, True Percula, Purple Fire Fish, Yellow Clown Goby, Orange Back Fairy Wrasse, Barber Pole Goby, Blood Shrimp, Crocea Clam, Scarlet Hermits, Cerith, Nassarius, Nerite and Margarita Snails (hold the salt) Zoas, Rics & Shrooms, Xenia, Hammer & Frog Spawn, Star Polyps, Blasto, Blue Anthelia, Lord Acans 29 Gal Oceanic Bio Cube- 40lbs LR 30lbs LS Sapphire Skimmer, DIY Nanotuners 4.36 Lighting, DIY Moonlights, DIY Mod CPR Refugium Randalls Goby, Zoa's ,Trach,Shrooms President: Crabs Make Me Itch Society

01-08-2007, 01:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
BrothaWolf Acropora Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,798 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two red algaes to ID hehe No I meant HAD as in past tense. They munched away ALL the red turf. I just hope they dont starve out my other snails These guys are brutes! __________________ 75 Gal AGA Nano - 115lbs LR 140lbs LS Tunze 6025 x 3 40 gal DIY Sump/fuge 20lb LS 26lb LR Outer Orbit 150 HQI Mh x 2, 54w T5 x 4, 18 moons, ASM G3 Mated pair Yashia Gobies (seperated) and Red Band Pistol Shrimp, True Percula, Purple Fire Fish, Yellow Clown Goby, Orange Back Fairy Wrasse, Barber Pole Goby, Blood Shrimp, Crocea Clam, Scarlet Hermits, Cerith, Nassarius, Nerite and Margarita Snails (hold the salt) Zoas, Rics & Shrooms, Xenia, Hammer & Frog Spawn, Star Polyps, Blasto, Blue Anthelia, Lord Acans 29 Gal Oceanic Bio Cube- 40lbs LR 30lbs LS Sapphire Skimmer, DIY Nanotuners 4.36 Lighting, DIY Moonlights, DIY Mod CPR Refugium Randalls Goby, Zoa's ,Trach,Shrooms President: Crabs Make Me Itch Society

01-08-2007, 01:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,375 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two red algaes to ID yeah thats what i fig but i just couldnt resist

01-09-2007, 06:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,928 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two red algaes to ID Sea hares are excellent for eating algae but you really need to find what is feeding them. You could have perfect parameters because the algae is eating the nutrients. Avoid overfeeding, rinse all food with ro/di, and check the length of time your bulbs have been running. All three will help with the rood problem which is excess nutrients. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

11-27-2007, 05:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,787 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: two red algaes to ID Algaebase :: Listing the World's Algae A pita to navigate at 1st. There is a image search at the bottom that will scroll through All 5,000+ images.

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