jiriki76 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Googling red algae or red coraline algae didn't do me much good.. It looks quite pretty but is it a good thing to have? Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Can you easily scrape it off with something? If not, then it is probably a darker species of coralline algae (note the two l's in "coralline"). http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/pulley-ridge/coralline-algae.html Link to comment
jiriki76 Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Can you easily scrape it off with something? If not, then it is probably a darker species of coralline algae (note the two l's in "coralline"). http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/pulley-ridge/coralline-algae.html It's hard as a rock. Not slimy really. Yeah.. google said "did you mean..." too Cool... I hope I keep getting more. It adds quite a bit of color to the tank. Most tanks I've seen only have the pink/purple coralline algae. That's why I was worried. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Don't worry. A few years ago, I was lucky to get a live rock that had a deep crimson coralline that was a plating variety. It was just like this: Link to comment
mmelnick Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 I've got some coralline that looks just like that. It grows fast, but the darker purple stuff takes over after about a month. They both look cool, so I won't complain. Link to comment
The Propagator Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 It also over takes coral so be careful what its next to. Link to comment
jiriki76 Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 It also over takes coral so be careful what its next to. It'd be a battle between my Red Sea Pink Pulsing Xenias and this red coralline algae. Who'd win? How would I control this red stuff? What's making it grow? Link to comment
The Propagator Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 The Xenia. It will only over grow stonies in most cases. Its a coral line algae so it thrives on calcium and lighting. The only way you can really control it is to scrape it off or trim it back. Link to comment
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