Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > Invert and Plant Forums > Marine Plants & Macroalgae
Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 12/15/2018, 02:30 PM   #1
griss
RC Mod
 
griss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: In The Jungle (Wildwood, MO)
Posts: 29,214
Algae ID

Anyone know what this algae (not the Caulerpa) is? It seems to be forming plate like growths from the rock. The rock is KP Aquatics Caribbean live rock.




__________________
George

Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder
griss is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 12/20/2018, 11:14 PM   #2
Michael Hoaster
Registered Seaweedist
 
Michael Hoaster's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Boulder, CO
Posts: 5,807
It looks like the mossy stuff I've had before. I call it moss algae. Hard to tell without a close-up shot. Mine formed rounded mounds. The plating shapes look pretty cool. So it could be the same species, demonstrating phenotypic plasticity. Or just something else. I think it's nice, but you might not. I found it pretty easy to manually remove.


__________________
As many naturalists and environmentalists have suggested, we should set aside our arrogance,
our desire to conquer and control everything, and walk hand in hand with Mother Nature. -Walter Adey

Current Tank Info: 180g Seagrass Sandbar Lagoon, START DATE November 28, 2018
Michael Hoaster is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 12/26/2018, 03:22 PM   #3
griss
RC Mod
 
griss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: In The Jungle (Wildwood, MO)
Posts: 29,214
Michael, thanks for the reply. I think this is something different than you had/have. It is very difficult to manually remove and it spreads pretty rapidly.

My tank originally had an outbreak of Dictyota and manual removal, GFO, carbon, and water changes wouldn't touch. The Dictyota was beginning to take over the entire tank. In an act of desperation, I used AlgaeFix Marine which wiped it out.

But, then Bryopsis, GHA and this stuff started taking over. Again, conventional treatments did nothing to control them. I ended up dosing Fluconazole and it wiped out almost all of the Bryopsis and GHA in less than a week. As of Monday, it looks like the Fluconazole is having an effect of this pest as well.


__________________
George

Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder
griss is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 12/26/2018, 04:17 PM   #4
Michael Hoaster
Registered Seaweedist
 
Michael Hoaster's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Boulder, CO
Posts: 5,807
Sorry I wasn't more help. Do you have a good crew to help out?


__________________
As many naturalists and environmentalists have suggested, we should set aside our arrogance,
our desire to conquer and control everything, and walk hand in hand with Mother Nature. -Walter Adey

Current Tank Info: 180g Seagrass Sandbar Lagoon, START DATE November 28, 2018
Michael Hoaster is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 12/26/2018, 06:52 PM   #5
griss
RC Mod
 
griss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: In The Jungle (Wildwood, MO)
Posts: 29,214
Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Hoaster View Post
Sorry I wasn't more help. Do you have a good crew to help out?
Yep, hermits, Nerites, Astreas, Turbos, 2 Pencil Urchins (LR Hitchhikers), and a short spine urchin. Looks like the Nerites are starting to graze on the affected portions of this algae.

ETA: there are also several chitons that hitchhiked on the LR.


__________________
George

Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder
griss is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:31 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.