polyppetey Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 THis has been growing for a while now, the growth rate is fairly slow. It looks like hair algae but it is very short about 3/4 inch long and is very bristly like astroturf I use it to clean the glass with. So far it is on the sandbed and has completely encased a small chunk of liverock. I don;t mind it there but nothing eats it, just wondering if it was fuge time for it or should I keep it. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 they have some of that at my LFS - interested in the name as well Link to comment
nanoreefnate Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 looks like a turf aglae. someone get John in here! LOLZ. just hit 1,400 on this post. boo for me! Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Maybe a dumb question but... It's not bryopsis, right? Link to comment
nanoreefnate Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Maybe a dumb question but... It's not bryopsis, right? no...how could that be a dumb question? all questions are welcome anyways nah...its not...byopsis is more feathery Link to comment
polyppetey Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 growth is too slow for bryopsis, and the "branches" are too short. They are almost like little trees. Turf algae is way softer than this, the algae here is like toothbrush bristles. You can squeese it like a sponge and it bounces right back. I am leaning towards maidenshair algae but it is branchier and less grasslike. Link to comment
spanko Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Name: Cladophora prolifera Popular name: Sea Brush Range: Circumtropical Size: Grows as stiff, brush-like clumps that are 8cm (3.2 inches) in diameter and 20cm (8 inches) high. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I have some of this and like it. Microfauna and Pods LOVE the stuff. Here's how it looked when I first got it: Link to comment
polyppetey Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 No, not sea brush, it does not grow in brushy clumps but spreads like GSP. and is no where near the dimensions posted about the sea brush. Thanks though that is pretty close. The filaments posted in the sea brush picture are much thicker as well. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 the stuff i've seen almost looks like moss. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 No, not sea brush, it does not grow in brushy clumps but spreads like GSP. and is no where near the dimensions posted about the sea brush. Thanks though that is pretty close. The filaments posted in the sea brush picture are much thicker as well. Does it look at all like the pic I posted? Johnmaloney gave me a tentative ID of Chaetomorpha Crassa. He said it's a different form of Chaetomorpha that is common in the wild but difficult to find in captivity. He said it grows on rock but is difficult to grow any other way. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 hmm...i might need to stop by and buy some from that LFS then...add to the planted tank thread Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I'm hoping to grow mine out and use it for trades down the road. It looks really cool when it covers a larger rock area, and critters love to populate it, so it's beneficial in that way. Link to comment
polyppetey Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 I'm hoping to grow mine out and use it for trades down the road. It looks really cool when it covers a larger rock area, and critters love to populate it, so it's beneficial in that way. I will place a small piece of lr next to it to see if it will grab on. It grows in a pretty uniform way and the length of the algae is very consistent. I was thinking you could grow it out on some ceramic tiles and line your fuge with them, it would look like a golf course putting green LOL. +1 on critters living in it if you squeeze it out all kinds of pods come out. My mandarin is always eyeballing that particular piece of real estate. Link to comment
cg-tuned Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I have the same thing and was also wondering what it is? My hermits love messing around in it. Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 derebesia species? (probably spelled wrong it is late...must sleep... ) i think weetie has a different species Link to comment
sandcruiser Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I've got some that is just about the same, I think. It might have some brown flatworms Anyone know if the algae will survive a freshwater dip? Grrrrrr Link to comment
got2envy Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Yes it will just don't leave it in there for long. I dip all my macros in RO when I get em. Link to comment
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