Please help! White looking barnacles on rocks and glass and Red algae on rocks

mcardenas · 07/15/2020, 02:08 PM

Hi,

The white looking barnacles have been in the tank for a couple of weeks. The red algae on the rocks has been for months.

Uncle99 · 07/15/2020, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mcardenas

Hi,

The white looking barnacles have been in the tank for a couple of weeks. The red algae on the rocks has been for months.

Nice.
Is there a question?
Nothing jumping out at me....

cody6766 · 07/15/2020, 04:40 PM

Normal reef stuff. The red/purple is coraline algae. It grows normally in our tanks and is a sign that the tank is maturing appropriately. You'll also see it build up on other surfaces in the tank. Use a razor blade to scrape it from the glass.
The white critters are little tube worms. You have a lot more than normal on your rock, but you'll be fine. It's not uncommon to have that many or more in a sump or on the back sides of rocks. It looks like you're doing just fine.

07/15/2020, 04:40 PM	#3
cody6766 Super Best Friends! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 3,772	Normal reef stuff. The red/purple is coraline algae. It grows normally in our tanks and is a sign that the tank is maturing appropriately. You'll also see it build up on other surfaces in the tank. Use a razor blade to scrape it from the glass. The white critters are little tube worms. You have a lot more than normal on your rock, but you'll be fine. It's not uncommon to have that many or more in a sump or on the back sides of rocks. It looks like you're doing just fine. __________________ "The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments." - John Galt Current Tank Info: Cadlights 60G Arisan II mixed reef with 2x MP40s and 24" ATI