What's this red stuff...Not Cyno (1 Viewer)

[cobraden]

Anyone here know what this red growth is called?

 

[decimal]

my first thought is dragons breath macro algae but it looks a little dense.

following..

 

[Tstew32]

Red turf algae?


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[Tstew32]

red turf algae in reef tank - Google Search

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[Erin]

Get a handful of Mexican turbo snails - they should take care of it pretty quickly

 

[cobraden]

more interested in learning more about it. It's been on the rock forever and isn't causing any issues. provides a good contrast. Some people suspect it's calcium based like coraline. Just trying to nail it down.

 

[Tstew32]

more interested in learning more about it. It's been on the rock forever and isn't causing any issues. provides a good contrast. Some people suspect it's calcium based like coraline. Just trying to nail it down.

On any other rocks or just the one ?


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[decimal]

that is weird looking turf algae. I know red turf algae as a wire type and this looks very fluffy. Might be several different varieties? could be a ca2 based organism sort of like Halimeda but red and flat packed instead of upwards? lmao.. I'm just spitballin' over here. if it's not too aggressive, it looks pretty cool.

 

[Tstew32]

that is weird looking turf algae. I know red turf algae as a wire type and this looks very fluffy. Might be several different varieties? could be a ca2 based organism sort of like Halimeda but red and flat packed instead of upwards? lmao.. I'm just spitballin' over here. if it's not too aggressive, it looks pretty cool.

It does have a coralline look to me for sure. I’ve seen some purple rock like this. Curious what the other rock in the tank looks like..


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[cobraden]

Most of the other rock looks like aged live rock with coral on it. This stuff isn't aggressive and hasn't moved much. After a couple of years I see a little popping up here and there. I'm thinking Ca based because it never grew anywhere else until I bumped up my Ca reactor.

 

[Erin]

Most of the other rock looks like aged live rock with coral on it. This stuff isn't aggressive and hasn't moved much. After a couple of years I see a little popping up here and there. I'm thinking Ca based because it never grew anywhere else until I bumped up my Ca reactor.

Does it have much texture (Like a turf algae)? Or more encrusted like coraline? I used to have some live rock with a dark red coraline... was similar type of rock as well, more like dead sps than limestone. Over time, it's blended with other colors of coraline.

 

[Cody]

If it doesn’t harm anything else then name it and make a small fortune off of your own brand of reef tank algae!

 

[Tstew32]

If it doesn’t harm anything else then name it and make a small fortune off of your own brand of reef tank algae!

This is where Cody makes all of his money. He’s got exotic algae


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[Erin]

If it doesn’t harm anything else then name it and make a small fortune off of your own brand of reef tank algae!

I was thinking the exact same thing!!

 

[Cody]

This is where Cody makes all of his money. He’s got exotic algae


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I’m rolling in that sweet, sweet algae money.