Pink algae

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Dlteck2000

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Hello,

Sorry for my bad english and google translation.

I have a problem with a pink algae that came on a frag, I let grow because I found it pretty.
Until the day I decided to clean it because it started to spread out a little too ...
I made the mistake of trying to clean it in the tank and now I am invaded ...

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Do you know this algae and have you a solution to get rid of it ?

Best regards,
Dlteck2000
 

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Looks like blue octhodes, frag it and sell it. Not sure what eats eats it, turbo snails maybe?
 
Thank you ganjero,

No, unfortunately it is not blue octhodes ;)

Mine is small and brittle, it is about 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) high.
From my research it could be Jania sp ?

I will try to introduce Turbo, but Astreas do not eat.
 
I don't know what alga that might be. It is pretty, but so are a lot of pests. If it's not spreading very rapidly, some hand pruning might be the best way to go. Kalk paste on the surfaces should remove any remnants after trimming, although it needs to be handled with care.
 
That is pretty... You might want to see if a MOD will move this over to the Marine Plants & Macroalgae forum. Maybe somebody over there will know what it is and how to manage it.
 
Looks like cotton candy algae Asparagopsis taxiformis. Best method is manual removal but some CUC that eats it is turbos, emerald crabs, and blue legged hermits.
 
Yes, very pretty!

I once did a hand pruning, it is broken into small fragement and now it's everywhere in the tank.

For Kalk paste is not possible there has throughout the aquarium, I would make a picture tomorrow. 10:30 p.m. in France lighting is off ;)
 
there there are no corals in the tank then manually remove as much as you can then kill the lights for 7-10 days and cover the tank with newspapers or tarp to make is as dark as possible. fish will live and survive in dark. Cut down on feeding and try reducing nitrates and phos closest to 0. this will help. Also if algae is still there leave tank dark for much longer.
Like i said before this method works ONLY if tank has fish and invert with rock/sand. if you have corals they will die due to no lights.
 
I do not think this is the Asparagopsis taxiformis, my algae is very short and rigid.

I added emerald crabs, and blue legged hermits to the list;)
 
Unfortunately there are corals in the tank :sad2:

I rebuilt the tank new, there is six months after one year trying to remove dinoflagellates, really bad luck for me :(
 
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Thank you bertoni :)

ken6217 : Yes, it's possible, but it is a very cumber work.
I buying one turbo this afternoon for testing, I see tomorrow if it work.
 
Looks like a type of galaxaura. I've never heard of it being invasive so I can't help you there, most people who have it try to keep it alive as best they can. As its a partly calcified algae, finding something to eat it will be extremely difficult. An urchin is probably your best bet.
 
Hello,

Sorry, I don't understand "An urchin is probably your best bet", what is an urchin ?

For galaxaura there is in overflow, algae invading my tank is not the same.
It is smaller and thinner.
 
Can you post a picture of just one branch, so we can see more detail?
Click to expand...

Yes, I get out of the tank tomorrow and I'd make a picture.

Ok for urchins ;)
Google translation: A child in a poor french language lol
 
Hello,

I captured a close-up shot, sorry I can't do better.
After dissecting microscope should ...

For information, a line on the rule = 1 millimeter (0.039370in)

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