shaggss
Active member
Hi All
I posted this in the Algae forum, but not much action there...
I have a 50G that's been set up for 4 months now. I would really appreciate an id please! At first it was small and only in one small spot in my tank, but now its gone crazy and is EVERYWHERE. I think I made it spread when I removed some and bits of it went everywhere......
The picture is the green type, but I also have the purple as well which seems to spread just as fast.
All my parameters are normal, except Alk (6.5), which I am slowly raising. I am running BRS GFO plus Carbon and have a BK Mini 160. I do 10% water changes / week using H2Ocean Pro salt.
I really need some help to rid my tank of this, it looks terrible...
A clear, crisp photograph
* A description of the texture of your algae (is it brittle? soft? fleshy? does it break easily?)
It is hard to the touch, but not brittle. Can break easy enough.
* A good reference for the size of the algae (try for something in the photograph that shows the scale)
Sorry was hard to do this, but each of the "arms" is about 2-3mm thick.
* The location of your live rock or collection spot (Caribbean, South Pacific, Pacific, etc.)
China, Hainan Island
* A description of the growth habit of your alga (growing on rock, on/in the sand, in the water column, etc.)
It is growing on rock and was very slow growing at first, but now seems to be accelerating quite rapidly.
Thanks to all in advance
cheers
I posted this in the Algae forum, but not much action there...
I have a 50G that's been set up for 4 months now. I would really appreciate an id please! At first it was small and only in one small spot in my tank, but now its gone crazy and is EVERYWHERE. I think I made it spread when I removed some and bits of it went everywhere......
The picture is the green type, but I also have the purple as well which seems to spread just as fast.
All my parameters are normal, except Alk (6.5), which I am slowly raising. I am running BRS GFO plus Carbon and have a BK Mini 160. I do 10% water changes / week using H2Ocean Pro salt.
I really need some help to rid my tank of this, it looks terrible...
A clear, crisp photograph
* A description of the texture of your algae (is it brittle? soft? fleshy? does it break easily?)
It is hard to the touch, but not brittle. Can break easy enough.
* A good reference for the size of the algae (try for something in the photograph that shows the scale)
Sorry was hard to do this, but each of the "arms" is about 2-3mm thick.
* The location of your live rock or collection spot (Caribbean, South Pacific, Pacific, etc.)
China, Hainan Island
* A description of the growth habit of your alga (growing on rock, on/in the sand, in the water column, etc.)
It is growing on rock and was very slow growing at first, but now seems to be accelerating quite rapidly.
Thanks to all in advance
cheers
