Rudimenta
Member
Hi All,
I have a very fast growing blue marcoalgae now in my tank, it actually doesn't look bad at all, but its annoying to keep removing it.
I would like to know what its natural consumer is, so i hopefully can get some animal to keep it in check.
I have no other algae issues at all which makes it kinda weird anyway please see pictures.
For id purposes:
* A clear, crisp photograph
Hopefully clear enough
* A description of the texture of your algae (is it brittle? soft? fleshy? does it break easily?)
Its very soft and easy to rip off, it has a deep blue colour almost purple, its grassy like but not single strain. It gets a little more green tone out of the water, but pictures dont really make it look right
* A good reference for the size of the algae (try for something in the photograph that shows the scale)
See second picture, with small frag plug
* The location of your live rock or collection spot (Caribbean, South Pacific, Pacific, etc.)
grows on rock but mostly around the overflow water intake, at high flow areas, my rock is from Vietnam and since i had it before, its likely from a local wild coral
* A description of the growth habit of your alga (growing on rock, on/in the sand, in the water column, etc.)
Grows very fast
I have a very fast growing blue marcoalgae now in my tank, it actually doesn't look bad at all, but its annoying to keep removing it.
I would like to know what its natural consumer is, so i hopefully can get some animal to keep it in check.
I have no other algae issues at all which makes it kinda weird anyway please see pictures.
For id purposes:
* A clear, crisp photograph
Hopefully clear enough
* A description of the texture of your algae (is it brittle? soft? fleshy? does it break easily?)
Its very soft and easy to rip off, it has a deep blue colour almost purple, its grassy like but not single strain. It gets a little more green tone out of the water, but pictures dont really make it look right
* A good reference for the size of the algae (try for something in the photograph that shows the scale)
See second picture, with small frag plug
* The location of your live rock or collection spot (Caribbean, South Pacific, Pacific, etc.)
grows on rock but mostly around the overflow water intake, at high flow areas, my rock is from Vietnam and since i had it before, its likely from a local wild coral
* A description of the growth habit of your alga (growing on rock, on/in the sand, in the water column, etc.)
Grows very fast
