Can anyone ID this?
- Thread starter IronMan72
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der_wille_zur_macht
Team RC
I hope someone can. I have a tiny bit of it sprouting on the bottom of a frag plug. It's actually really cool. I've been wondering what it is. Mine gets tiny bright red specks on it that glow under actinic light.
In my head, I call it "red bubble algae."
But it's clearly not as undesirable as actual bubble algae. Grows slowly, doesn't seem to spread at a disastrous rate, and it looks interesting.
In my head, I call it "red bubble algae."
But it's clearly not as undesirable as actual bubble algae. Grows slowly, doesn't seem to spread at a disastrous rate, and it looks interesting.
mr86mister
Saltaholic
Capt_Cully
Active member
Valonia gets my vote. Can be quite invasive. I know some guys that had a heck of a time with it.
oneradtek202
Pitcher Hill Reef Society
yes red valonia,. had a huge outbreak of this stuff, hope it doesnt go wild on ya
der_wille_zur_macht
Team RC
Mine's got maybe 4 "bubbles" and has grown all of quarter of an inch in two months. They don't look the same shape as the red valonia images I can find but it does sound like the text descriptions given in the link above. Either it's super lazy and misshapen or it's something else. I will keep an eye on it, but unless it shows signs of taking off, I do actually like looking at it.
I will keep an eye on it, but unless it shows signs of taking off, I do actually like looking at it.
oneradtek202
Pitcher Hill Reef Society
yea mine took all sorts of shapes, elongated, bubbly, red, purple with red dots.
IronMan72
New member
Botryocladia pseudodichotoma (Sea Grapes)?
Botryocladia pseudodichotoma (Sea Grapes)?
I've got it in my fuge and it certainly is a slow grower. I've had it on two small rocks for several months and can't say it's grown much in that time. The bladders are certainly larger than the maximum described in the provided link. Some of them more than an inch long. I think it actually looks like Botryocladia pseudodichotoma (Sea Grapes).
Botryocladia pseudodichotoma (Sea Grapes)?
I've got it in my fuge and it certainly is a slow grower. I've had it on two small rocks for several months and can't say it's grown much in that time. The bladders are certainly larger than the maximum described in the provided link. Some of them more than an inch long. I think it actually looks like Botryocladia pseudodichotoma (Sea Grapes).
der_wille_zur_macht
Team RC
That looks exactly like mine.
Capt_Cully
Active member
After a 4 year losing battle with Halmeda, I don't want ANYTHING in my new tank that has potential for a hostile take over. It may be innocuous, but I'm too chicken**** to risk it. Just keep a close eye on it IMO. Any suspect behavior and......evict it.
