ID algae please?

[flricordia]

Where do you post IDs here? Maybe need a forum for that.
Anyway, got any idea what this is growing here? Maybe some sort of grass?

 

[tito3054]

Wouldnt Be A Bad Idea To Put An Algae Forum Alot Of People Have Those Issues It Would Be Good To Have An Area Just For That.

 

[flricordia]

Originally Posted by tito3054
http:///forum/post/2595430
Wouldnt Be A Bad Idea To Put An Algae Forum Alot Of People Have Those Issues It Would Be Good To Have An Area Just For That.
I agree. Might post it in the aquarium forum and poll it.

 

[nano reefer]

i think its caluerpa. a beneficial macro algae, if kept in a refugium.

 

[spanko]

Yeah but if it is in the display can run rampant. Does it have vines that are growing throught the zoa colony? If it is Caulerpa it is really hard to get rid of if it takes hold. Spreads fast, if you pull it out it leaves little runners in the rock that will regrow with a vengance. Hard to tell from the picture for sure though. Have you looked up halimeda?

 

[scopus tang]

Originally Posted by spanko http:///forum/post/2595728
Yeah but if it is in the display can run rampant. Does it have vines that are growing throught the zoa colony? If it is Caulerpa it is really hard to get rid of if it takes hold. Spreads fast, if you pull it out it leaves little runners in the rock that will regrow with a vengance. Hard to tell from the picture for sure though. Have you looked up halimeda?
Don't thinks its Halimeda ~ it has distinct leaves almost from the very beginning. This looks more like Caulerpa prolifera (a native macroalgae of Florida or Caulerpa brachypus (very invasive species). Try comparing with Joe's pictures in page 1 of this thread.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/316648/plenum-or-insanity

 

[scopus tang]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2595728

BTW Henry, is that in your tank?

 

[spanko]

I wish! but alas no. Just a web pic to show what Halimeda looks like.

 

[teresaq]

kinda looks like mermaids fan, but

, can you get a better picture of the blades, I can prob find out for you
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[flricordia]

Its not halimeda I know for sure and I am pretty sure it is not some type of Caulerpa. It looks like some kind of grass rather, but I don't know. Caulerpa, at least all the types I have seen, have a waxy appearance and are fairly tough whereas this is velvety appearance and easy to tear.