Plated coralline algae..

[Woodstock]

Does anyone else have this type of coralline algae growing like crazy??

I believe it to be mesophyllum sp. - (purple plate coralline algae)

 

[Snelly40]

nope, but i wish i did. i really like that woody

 

[Kensn]

No... I believe it is only you... how strange.... :makefun:

I have heard of this type of growth due to mixing salts and changing clown fish though... :LOL:

:whstlr:

 

[Woodstock]

LMAO!! :tongue:

 

[Stalwart]

Nope, but it is a nice looking growth. Just think what your frags will be worth if no one else has it.

 

[blue_eyes53813]

And giving up your ponies....... You are cursed... JK... That looks really cool.

 

[lcstorc]

That looks really cool!

 

[jkhalliday76]

No, but I wish I did...it's beautiful!

 

[R.yumaDaddy?]

Ive seen it before, but not as impressive as your colony.

 

[Cougra]

I have some plated coraline growing like that in my tank as well. I know a lot of marine people who come to see my tank love it as well. Mine is an ugly pink colour though. I haven't taken any pictures of it recently though.

 

[aquaman3680]

I have one almost exactly like that but smaller. All it needs to grow is strong light and high calcium levels

 

[KimPossible]

Oh, that's gorgeous.... I love it!

 

[cheeks69]

Oh, that's gorgeous.... I love it!

Ditto ! It must be sucking up that calcium

 

[boozeman]

looks like you are going to make a fraggin fortune on it

 

[billyr98]

That is cool Woody!! Don't forget to share

 

[Boomer]

Woody

I just saw this, it is as if you took the pics out of my book Lithothamnion ruptile if Atlantic and Mastophora pacifica, if Indo .I will not say 100% it is these exacty species but reallllllly looks like them. No pics of the first on the net but here is a poor pic of the other To me it looks more like thie first in my books, really hard to tell.

 

[billyr98]

Wow Boomer, thats it exactly!!

Mr Link!! Does it again!

 

[Yarr]

Ive seen on in a LFS here. wa green and almost fluro blue.. looked unreal i wanted it SOOOO bad

 

[Woodstock]

Thanks Boomer I would give you karma but I have to spread it around to others first.

There is no telling where this algae came from. I have added many corals attached to rocks over the last 10 yrs or so. The spores could have come from anywhere...

 

[Woodstock]

Ohhhh no... Frankie and Lynn... I completely forgot to put chips of this algae with the chaetomorpha I sent to you this morning