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Unread 07/29/2008, 07:41 PM   #1
JEFFR259
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Algae type ID?? *PHOTO*

Evening everyone!

I have no idea what type of algae (assuming its algae) I have here. It's grown very slowly since I got the LR it came off of (about 3 months). It finally detached itself for some reason (or got plucked off by something in the tank) and I found it stuck in a Koralia intake.

Is this a type of bubble algae? Its filled with a water substance....and is about 2.5" tall. I got it out of Koralia, shot the pic, and chucked it in the garbage. Should I worry about it spreading? it didn't burst in the tank and I don't know if I should pluck out the one tiny remaining piece in the tank (about .5" tall)

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Unread 07/29/2008, 10:48 PM   #2
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Doesn't look bad to me. There's an algae that looks a lot like that (might even be that), that I've heard called tang heaven. Doesn't grow out of control and the tangs love it.


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Unread 07/29/2008, 11:57 PM   #3
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looks like macro-algae, Gracilaria parvispora....
http://www.ipsf.com/tangheaveninstructions.html


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Gracilaria parvispora....
I thought he played for the Dodgers...


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