Id..Good, bad or just ugly?

[dmanatee]

You have to love moving aquariums...Well anyway while moving some of my live rock and corals into a "half way" tub I noticed some algae that I haven't noticed before. Some of it is creeping out from under my purple mushroom and I need to find out what it is, and if I should have concern that there is some on another rock. For a brief description it is slightly branchy and though. It can be pulled out but breaks easily.
Anyone want to take a stab at the identity of this stuff...thank you!

 

[fretfreak13]

The stuff with the purple tips? Or the green stuff?
Either way, I can't give you an ID, but if its the purple stuff I'd love to know. It's beautiful!

 

[meowzer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fretfreak13 http:///forum/thread/381580/id-good-bad-or-just-ugly#post_3341114
The stuff with the purple tips? Or the green stuff?
Either way, I can't give you an ID, but if its the purple stuff I'd love to know. It's beautiful!
LOL...Fret...the purple is the mushroom...must be a type of rhodactis
I have to do some looking for the algae.....BUT I know where to look...LOL

 

[meowzer]

My first thought was chaeto......have not found anything else yet to make me change my mind...LOL....not 100% sure though

 

[flower]

I don't think it's Chaeto..Does it feel like it's made of plastic?. I knew a fellow with a bunch of bubble algae and he had that stuff, he pulled it out and it felt like plastic. I have a small patch of it, it came on a coral and it has never overgrown anything. I don't think it's a bad thing. Bad algae spreads like fire.

 

[bang guy]

I've had that stuff too. I've casually ID'd it as Cladophoropsis sp. but I've never taken the time to confirm it.

 

[spanko]

Does it spread from a runner? If so I agree with bang. Gonna be hard to get rid of if you want to, takes manual removal with a pick of some kind to get the leftover pieces.

 

[fretfreak13]

Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/381580/id-good-bad-or-just-ugly#post_3341116
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fretfreak13 http:///forum/thread/381580/id-good-bad-or-just-ugly#post_3341114
The stuff with the purple tips? Or the green stuff?
Either way, I can't give you an ID, but if its the purple stuff I'd love to know. It's beautiful!
LOL...Fret...the purple is the mushroom...must be a type of rhodactis
I have to do some looking for the algae.....BUT I know where to look...LOL
Well...that's embaressing. xD I'd better get off this second of the forum ROTFF

 

[meowzer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fretfreak13 http:///forum/thread/381580/id-good-bad-or-just-ugly#post_3341696
Well...that's embaressing. xD I'd better get off this second of the forum ROTFF
Don't you dare go anywhere missy

You have a lot to offer here!! Especially to the younger ones who don't think they can do it

 

[jstdv8]

it looks kinda nice whatever it is...

 

[1snapple]

no clue on the alge but i was wondering where in montana are you? flathead lake area? billings?

 

[fretfreak13]

Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/381580/id-good-bad-or-just-ugly#post_3341698
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fretfreak13 http:///forum/thread/381580/id-good-bad-or-just-ugly#post_3341696
Well...that's embaressing. xD I'd better get off this second of the forum ROTFF
Don't you dare go anywhere missy

You have a lot to offer here!! Especially to the younger ones who don't think they can do it

No, I just meant the algae section xD lol