Algae question

[lukeb321]

Ok, bought a used tank which was filthy and way overstocked, well it came with some base and live rock. There was tons of algae coverig the rocks and tank. I scrubbed the tank completely but scrubbing the rocks didnt go well. After doing some research I done think its a good thing. Looking at the pics,
what kind of algae is it?
What can I do to get rid of it? - Scrub - with what? Any animals to get to eat it?
Thanks.

 

[lukeb321]

anybody? please help.

 

[fadec40]

I guess since the tank you got was used, the rock is live and long cured. Why would you want to scrub this?
After a while most rock will look like what you have. Take a visit to a LFS with reef tanks and see what they have.
Don't complain about the rock you have. It is your biological filter.

 

[lukeb321]

Ok, so, this dark reddish algae is ok for the tank? I just didn't want it to take over my new tank. As long as its not bad for the fish, I'm, ok with it. Thanks.