What Is This

SHAKEEL · 04/19/2009, 02:15 PM

Need a little help with this???

drummereef · 04/19/2009, 02:20 PM

Looks like red bubble algae to me.

96GTRagTop · 04/19/2009, 02:22 PM

eat them and find out.... they look delicious

SHAKEEL · 04/19/2009, 03:04 PM

nah im good on the eating them idea but is red bubble algae bad cause this was just floating around.

acronuts · 04/19/2009, 04:15 PM

well, its really not good, but it doesn't seem to be as contagious as green bubble, I would get rid of it.

Hephalump · 04/19/2009, 04:41 PM

It looks like Botryocladia. I have some in my tank. It's a slow grower and very decorative.
I have not found it to be the least bit invasive.
I had a large amount of it at one point that kindof turned into a detritus trap,
but i just pruned it back to the base when that happened and let it grow up again.

Here's a picture of it before it grew so big that i had to cut it back...personally i think it's an awesome macroalgae

SHAKEEL · 04/19/2009, 07:39 PM

Yes thats exactly what it looks like under water and it is very slow growing in three months thats how much its grown just didnt know what to do with it.

Hephalump · 04/20/2009, 12:24 AM

I bought mine from ebay, and put it in my refugium. It died pretty quickly, and then over a year later this bit sprouted out of the rock...I was so excited. I think it's like caluerpa in that once you've had it in your tank there is always the potential for it to spring up somewhere. If it were me I'd do my best to keep what little bit of it you have alive till it gets big enough to tie it to a rock with fishing line and hope that it roots.

drummereef · 04/20/2009, 12:31 AM

Here's some more info on that macro. I think it's kind of cool looking too.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php

04/19/2009, 02:15 PM	#1
SHAKEEL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Jacksonville,FL Posts: 187	What Is This Need a little help with this??? __________________ Reef Life B***H...Get like me!! Current Tank Info: 375g glass w/90g sump 60g Quarantine

04/19/2009, 02:20 PM	#2
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Looks like red bubble algae to me. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

04/19/2009, 03:04 PM	#4
SHAKEEL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Jacksonville,FL Posts: 187	nah im good on the eating them idea but is red bubble algae bad cause this was just floating around. __________________ Reef Life B***H...Get like me!! Current Tank Info: 375g glass w/90g sump 60g Quarantine

04/19/2009, 07:39 PM	#7
SHAKEEL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Jacksonville,FL Posts: 187	Yes thats exactly what it looks like under water and it is very slow growing in three months thats how much its grown just didnt know what to do with it. __________________ Reef Life B***H...Get like me!! Current Tank Info: 375g glass w/90g sump 60g Quarantine

04/20/2009, 12:24 AM	#8
Hephalump Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 244	I bought mine from ebay, and put it in my refugium. It died pretty quickly, and then over a year later this bit sprouted out of the rock...I was so excited. I think it's like caluerpa in that once you've had it in your tank there is always the potential for it to spring up somewhere. If it were me I'd do my best to keep what little bit of it you have alive till it gets big enough to tie it to a rock with fishing line and hope that it roots. __________________ You can change your socks, but if you don't wash your feet they will still stink. Current Tank Info: 65 gal bowfront mixed reef, Maxspect Razor 160w, Reef Octopus NW150, Aquamaxx Nano calcium reactor, vortech mp40, pair of ocellaris clowns, starry blenny.

04/19/2009, 02:22 PM	#3
96GTRagTop Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 142	eat them and find out.... they look delicious

04/19/2009, 04:15 PM	#5
acronuts Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: greenville, nc Posts: 61	well, its really not good, but it doesn't seem to be as contagious as green bubble, I would get rid of it.

04/19/2009, 04:41 PM	#6
Hephalump Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 244	It looks like Botryocladia. I have some in my tank. It's a slow grower and very decorative. I have not found it to be the least bit invasive. I had a large amount of it at one point that kindof turned into a detritus trap, but i just pruned it back to the base when that happened and let it grow up again. Here's a picture of it before it grew so big that i had to cut it back...personally i think it's an awesome macroalgae

04/20/2009, 12:31 AM	#9
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Here's some more info on that macro. I think it's kind of cool looking too. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system