atraperegrinus
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It seems I've got 3 different kinds of algae going on, the furry red, which i found searching earlier, but i also have a furry grey or otherwise very dark colored, and a white/yellow semi transparent kind in a few spots too.
what are the darker one, and the light one? I don't have much cleanup crew yet so I assume once i get that rolling it'll help.
I'm sure its partly because I'm using conditioned tap water until I can afford an ro/di. I purchased the setup from a local person, and they used tap water for 3-5 years so it works for now.
the other thing I found today was, in the pictures below right under the snail, is a stick looking type growth, almost like mini trees, the pictures are terrible, I will try doing better tomorrow, but someone might know from the blurry mess.
i know the bristleworms were all over whatever it is it last time i fed the fish.
anyway heres some pics.
its easier to link to the fillsize pics so u can zoom in if u want to.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70013956/2015-06-10%2022.56.28.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70013956/2015-06-10 22.56.56.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70013956/2015-06-10 22.56.59.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70013956/2015-06-10 22.57.06.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70013956/2015-06-10 22.57.21.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70013956/2015-06-10 22.57.24.jpg
the little stick thing, in the closeups they are connected to the rock by a little blue smudge you can make out in the pics, just to the left of the sand in the largest hole of the rock, just under and to the left of the snail.
one of a longer branch maybe half an inch, the other just to the right of it is a tiny little 2 prong growth.
anyway, if anyone can let me know what the 2 algae are and possibly the growth by the snail it would be greatly appreciated! thank you.
EDIT: looking at reefcleaners algae pics, it looks like the stick growth could possibly be Chondria
what are the darker one, and the light one? I don't have much cleanup crew yet so I assume once i get that rolling it'll help.
I'm sure its partly because I'm using conditioned tap water until I can afford an ro/di. I purchased the setup from a local person, and they used tap water for 3-5 years so it works for now.
the other thing I found today was, in the pictures below right under the snail, is a stick looking type growth, almost like mini trees, the pictures are terrible, I will try doing better tomorrow, but someone might know from the blurry mess.
i know the bristleworms were all over whatever it is it last time i fed the fish.
anyway heres some pics.
its easier to link to the fillsize pics so u can zoom in if u want to.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70013956/2015-06-10%2022.56.28.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70013956/2015-06-10 22.56.56.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70013956/2015-06-10 22.56.59.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70013956/2015-06-10 22.57.06.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70013956/2015-06-10 22.57.21.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70013956/2015-06-10 22.57.24.jpg
the little stick thing, in the closeups they are connected to the rock by a little blue smudge you can make out in the pics, just to the left of the sand in the largest hole of the rock, just under and to the left of the snail.
one of a longer branch maybe half an inch, the other just to the right of it is a tiny little 2 prong growth.
anyway, if anyone can let me know what the 2 algae are and possibly the growth by the snail it would be greatly appreciated! thank you.
EDIT: looking at reefcleaners algae pics, it looks like the stick growth could possibly be Chondria
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