id this algae please
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Paintbug
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Peyssonnelia sp. possibly. if so its a type of coralline. when i had it pop up it died off shortly after.
http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/guest/algaepage/Red/calcareous/Peyssonnelia.htm
http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/guest/algaepage/Red/calcareous/Peyssonnelia.htm
liquidlunch
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It's a brown wafer algae and it indicates good water quality. Don't ask me how I know.:mad2:
It usually will peal off in sheets, but not always. I took the worst rock out of my tank and pealed/brushed it and it didn't come back. I still have some golfball size spots here and there and it's under control so I'm not too worried about it.
btw, it will suffocate whatever it grows over/around so keep it in check
It usually will peal off in sheets, but not always. I took the worst rock out of my tank and pealed/brushed it and it didn't come back. I still have some golfball size spots here and there and it's under control so I'm not too worried about it.
btw, it will suffocate whatever it grows over/around so keep it in check
javajaws
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Oh yeah, I've got good water quality all right. I don't have a single speck of green algae to be found.
Unfortunately the rock this is on is at the bottom of my rock structure. I tried peeling it off by hand but didn't get very far. Maybe I'll try some sort of nylon brush.
Unfortunately the rock this is on is at the bottom of my rock structure. I tried peeling it off by hand but didn't get very far. Maybe I'll try some sort of nylon brush.
