New at this ( good or bad color Algae?)

[koldsouth]

I have different color algae growing in my new setup. it has been set up about 2 weeks. I have Red algae and Purple Algae growing. Is this good or Bad?
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[cust11]

Sounds like coraline algae. In which case is perfectly normal and highly aesthetically pleasing once fully grown in on your rocks and/or glass. Although, 2 weeks is an awful short period for a tank to cycle and start producing coraline algae. Did you "boost" your tanks cycle with another persons live sand, filter media etc? A little bit more information would be helpful to fulfill your inquiry.

 

[chaoticdamsel]

Is the algae hard or is it more of a slime like consistency? If it's slimy, then it is likely cyano bacteria, which occurs commonly in new tanks during the cycle.

 

[koldsouth]

I used Live rock that had been in someone elses established tank to start mine along with wet bought live sand from the LFS. So I did give it a head start(boost) cycling only took a little over a week. Now all is good. This algae looks good. I also hit it with a dose of Calcium 4 days ago.

 

[koldsouth]

Its not slime its a hard growing algae. Good color