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11/24/2006, 05:20 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: central virginia
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red algae or red worms?
I was looking at what I thought must be red coralline algae starting to grow on my aragonite. But if I look closly, it looks like worms. What do you think?
Michael Red worms or coarlline algae? 
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11/24/2006, 06:01 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Connecticut
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looks like cyanobacteria. a pesty thing. i don't think it harms anything. just looks awful. I am currently battling it in my tank and am on line looking for clues to get rid of it.
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11/24/2006, 06:14 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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It does look like cyano. They can look like long threads like in your picture.
If your tank is new it is normal and will go away. |
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11/24/2006, 08:42 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Katy,Tx
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I also had cyano on about week 3 or 4 of my set up.Vacuum out what you can then increase the flow in the affected area,Cut back on feeding amounts
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