what is this maroon stuff?

renogaw · 04/28/2009, 01:38 PM

I had a frag rack in my tank which got covered with coralline. I removed the frag rack for maybe 6 months and did not clean it off. when i put it back in, a powdery yet solid maroon algae started growing. of course it's spread like a plague, battling coralline and winning in some cases, losing in others. is it a type of coralline?

you can see where i scraped some of it off, which was tough to do just like coralline is.

tipmoff · 04/28/2009, 01:48 PM

I'm not positive what it is but there are many types of coralline algae and judging by where it is located and the hardness it probably is some type of coralline. Has it spread to rocks and substrate pr just on the glass as pictured?

renogaw · 04/28/2009, 01:58 PM

just on the glass, in fact my coralline on my rock is fading when it's growing like mad on the glass/plastic.

i thought it might be a coralline, but it doesn't grow circular like my other coralline, so i wasn't sure.

Fizz71 · 04/28/2009, 02:07 PM

Looks like Red coraline. Here's a photo from melev's website:

http://melevsreef.com/id/red_coralline.html

Rjukan · 04/28/2009, 02:29 PM

Sweet, thats some healthy looking coraline algae. I love how deep the purple is, and the edges of the circles look like they are plating up almost like a monti.

I agree with the above statement that it could be another form/color of coraline.

I like the look of your tank.

renogaw · 04/28/2009, 02:37 PM

thanks, this is how it was a few months back:

it's plating up nicely on my overflow too:

Rjukan · 04/28/2009, 03:06 PM

Awesome! And Im sure the pics arent even doing it justice. Great tank ren.

renogaw · 04/28/2009, 06:11 PM

my camera does my tank no justice, espceially on the FTS. up close it takes some decents though.

thanks

04/28/2009, 01:38 PM	#1
renogaw Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Granby (beyond the boonies and sticks..) Posts: 2,608	what is this maroon stuff? I had a frag rack in my tank which got covered with coralline. I removed the frag rack for maybe 6 months and did not clean it off. when i put it back in, a powdery yet solid maroon algae started growing. of course it's spread like a plague, battling coralline and winning in some cases, losing in others. is it a type of coralline? you can see where i scraped some of it off, which was tough to do just like coralline is.

04/28/2009, 01:48 PM	#2
tipmoff Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 430	I'm not positive what it is but there are many types of coralline algae and judging by where it is located and the hardness it probably is some type of coralline. Has it spread to rocks and substrate pr just on the glass as pictured? __________________ "When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick. ." Member T.B.R.C. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

04/28/2009, 02:07 PM	#4
Fizz71 FragSwapper Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Lawn, PA Posts: 5,800	Looks like Red coraline. Here's a photo from melev's website: http://melevsreef.com/id/red_coralline.html __________________ --Fizz Current Tank Info: Current system is 8x2x2 240g peninsula setup with a single "chamber" 100g sump in the basement with an RDSB. All corals are 100% home grown from frags of fellow reefers (low natural reef impact).

04/28/2009, 02:29 PM	#5
Rjukan Day Dreamer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SINY Posts: 625	Sweet, thats some healthy looking coraline algae. I love how deep the purple is, and the edges of the circles look like they are plating up almost like a monti. I agree with the above statement that it could be another form/color of coraline. I like the look of your tank. __________________ - Pete Current Tank Info: 60 gal Deep Blue cube, AquaC EV180, Kessil H80 fuge, A360WE TB

04/28/2009, 03:06 PM	#7
Rjukan Day Dreamer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SINY Posts: 625	Awesome! And Im sure the pics arent even doing it justice. Great tank ren. __________________ - Pete Current Tank Info: 60 gal Deep Blue cube, AquaC EV180, Kessil H80 fuge, A360WE TB

04/28/2009, 01:58 PM	#3
renogaw Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Granby (beyond the boonies and sticks..) Posts: 2,608	just on the glass, in fact my coralline on my rock is fading when it's growing like mad on the glass/plastic. i thought it might be a coralline, but it doesn't grow circular like my other coralline, so i wasn't sure.

04/28/2009, 02:37 PM	#6
renogaw Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Granby (beyond the boonies and sticks..) Posts: 2,608	thanks, this is how it was a few months back: it's plating up nicely on my overflow too:

04/28/2009, 06:11 PM	#8
renogaw Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Granby (beyond the boonies and sticks..) Posts: 2,608	my camera does my tank no justice, espceially on the FTS. up close it takes some decents though. thanks