merle mitchell
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I have been a (failed) marine/reefer for 3 or 4 years. Almost from the very beginning, my rock work developed this maroon colored soft velvety feeling growth. It's not cyano, looks and acts nothing like dinoflagellats, and I cannot find any info on it looking at briopsys. It does not grow on the substrate at all. It will grow and cover coralline algae, smothering it. It will also cover power heads and other equipment, but does not grow on the glass. I've tried hypo salinity, Chemi Clean, and various algae treatments. It grows like a rug to a length of maybe 1/16th of an inch. Does not form bubbles and is not slimy. It cannot be removed from rocks or power heads with a stiff bristled brush (a finger nail or scraper has to be used). I'm ready to quit already.
Any help is very much appreciated I have a short video of the stuff on Youtube: Merle Mitchell "Odd velvety maroon algae" the only video I have since I don't post. (The quality of the video is about what you would expect from someone who is video challenged)
Thanks for reading, I hope there is some help out there somewhere.
Respectfully, Merle Mitchell
Any help is very much appreciated I have a short video of the stuff on Youtube: Merle Mitchell "Odd velvety maroon algae" the only video I have since I don't post. (The quality of the video is about what you would expect from someone who is video challenged)
Thanks for reading, I hope there is some help out there somewhere.
Respectfully, Merle Mitchell