how can this be?

[morgan175]

I set my tank up. I scrubbed my rock that was dry for 5 years. i put the rock in the tank and now have shoots of caulerpa showing up. how can this be? what 5 years dry doesn't kill this stuff.

 

[snakeblitz33]

caulerpa macroalgae? Would you post a pic? It would clear up a few questions from me.

 

[flower]

Bryopsis pennata is a small feather alga often found in the reef flat community.
I had some feather looking algae and thought it was young shoots of caulerpa.

 

[acrylic51]

Bryopsis makes perfect sense.....That stuff will live forever!!!!!! A good cooking, bleach/acid bath maybe!!!!!

 

[geoj]

For he is Kwisatz Haderach :flame:

 

[novahobbies]

For he is Kwisatz Haderach :flame:
Fahahahaha! Points for the Dune reference. Wonder what ever happened to the kid who played Alia in the David Lynch film?

 

[geoj]

Yep one of my faves...

 

[geoj]

Morgan, have you added any fish like a tang that may have eaten the algae you now see growing? Many algae can make the trip though a fish to start growing in your tank.