Got some 'things' to identify in my 11 month old 125 gallon reef:

20 20 · 09/01/2007, 06:04 PM

Got some 'things' to identify in my 11 month old 125 gallon reef, and I'd appreciate any help I can get!

Picture #1:

Picture #2:

Picture #3:

And as long as I'm at it, how about that slimy algea type stuff in picture #3? It's everywhere, has been for about 3 months. Very slimey stuff. When it grows longer, it's extremely easy to 'turkey baste' the stuff off the rocks, but not when it's short.

ToniYo · 09/01/2007, 06:38 PM

#3 is Neomeris annulata a calcium based macroalgae and it is fine. I really like mine.

20 20 · 09/01/2007, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ToniYo
#3 is Neomeris annulata a calcium based macroalgae and it is fine. I really like mine.

It is interesting looking. I've got two of them so far. Do they spread fast?

ToniYo · 09/01/2007, 07:40 PM

No. Kind of slow growers. They grow in groups and don't spread too fast.

Snowboarda42 · 09/01/2007, 07:57 PM

2nd might be Bryopsis

If it is, just up your MG

Travis L. Stevens · 09/01/2007, 08:30 PM

1) Looks like sponges, but is difficult to tell
2) It's a type of hair algae
3) Neomeris sp.; a calcerous algae.

20 20 · 09/01/2007, 08:41 PM

Maybe sponges, eh? Hadn't thought that! Maybe someone else will confirm or refute that. Bryopsis or some other type of algae is what I was thinking, also. I didn't know Bryopsis could be brown.

Travis L. Stevens · 09/01/2007, 09:15 PM

The photo really isn't the greatest in detail. But, then again, they almost look like Red Bubble Algae. See if you can bust one. They are leathery and difficult to rupture, but when they do, they are very slimey.

20 20 · 09/01/2007, 09:34 PM

Yeah, bad pics, but that's what you get when you combine a crappy camera with crappy photography skills.

Doesn't look like bubble algae to me. I've never heard of 'red' bubble algae, does it look similar to green bubble algae other than the color? Because if it does, then this isn't red bubble algae.

20 20 · 09/02/2007, 08:02 AM

Anyone else have any opinions, expecially on pic #1?

09/01/2007, 07:57 PM	#5
Snowboarda42 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warshington Posts: 1,094	2nd might be Bryopsis If it is, just up your MG __________________ 40B Mixed Reef 100% Captive Grown Corals See, that's the trouble with the world today. Not enough danger to kill off stupid people before they get old enough to breed. Bring back lawn darts! -PrivateJoker64 Current Tank Info: 40B, 20L Sump/Fuge, Mag 9.5 Return, 2x Hydor Koralia #2's, 150W 14K HQI, 139W T-5, Euro-Reef RS-80P Mesh Modded, 40LB LR, 80LB LS, 54x Turnover, Mostly SPS, Some Softys Too.

09/01/2007, 08:30 PM	#6
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	1) Looks like sponges, but is difficult to tell 2) It's a type of hair algae 3) Neomeris sp.; a calcerous algae. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

09/01/2007, 09:15 PM	#8
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	The photo really isn't the greatest in detail. But, then again, they almost look like Red Bubble Algae. See if you can bust one. They are leathery and difficult to rupture, but when they do, they are very slimey. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

09/01/2007, 06:04 PM	#1
20 20 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,246	Got some 'things' to identify in my 11 month old 125 gallon reef: Got some 'things' to identify in my 11 month old 125 gallon reef, and I'd appreciate any help I can get! Picture #1: Picture #2: Picture #3: And as long as I'm at it, how about that slimy algea type stuff in picture #3? It's everywhere, has been for about 3 months. Very slimey stuff. When it grows longer, it's extremely easy to 'turkey baste' the stuff off the rocks, but not when it's short.

09/01/2007, 06:38 PM	#2
ToniYo Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tarpon Springs, FL Posts: 214	#3 is Neomeris annulata a calcium based macroalgae and it is fine. I really like mine.

09/01/2007, 07:40 PM	#4
ToniYo Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tarpon Springs, FL Posts: 214	No. Kind of slow growers. They grow in groups and don't spread too fast.

09/01/2007, 08:41 PM	#7
20 20 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,246	Maybe sponges, eh? Hadn't thought that! Maybe someone else will confirm or refute that. Bryopsis or some other type of algae is what I was thinking, also. I didn't know Bryopsis could be brown.

09/01/2007, 09:34 PM	#9
20 20 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,246	Yeah, bad pics, but that's what you get when you combine a crappy camera with crappy photography skills. Doesn't look like bubble algae to me. I've never heard of 'red' bubble algae, does it look similar to green bubble algae other than the color? Because if it does, then this isn't red bubble algae.

09/02/2007, 08:02 AM	#10
20 20 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,246	Anyone else have any opinions, expecially on pic #1?