Tank Algae Inspection Pics.

sebrofjr · 05/12/2009, 09:13 AM

Eventually i will be moving the LR, Corals, and Fish from my nano to a 90 gallon. I want to make sure everything is good in my current nano before any of that happens.

the tank is over a year old and is doing very well, allthough I do have a red hard algae growing on the rocks. I thought it was cyano, but its hard and I even tried to scrub it off with a tooth brush with no effect. Is this algae good? or at-least benign?

See here:

You can really see the comparison to the purple coralline algae in the last pic with the coral beauty.

SaltyDr · 05/12/2009, 09:16 AM

Looks like a red coralline to me. I wouldn't worry. Nice tank by the way. Make sure to post pics of your 90.

tipmoff · 05/12/2009, 09:38 AM

+1 with Salty Dr but you could scrub the rock with a toothbrush and see if it lifts off easily. If it does then do it to all the rocks before placing it in the new tank. Corraline will not come off so easy.

thegrun · 05/12/2009, 10:17 AM

+2, I don't see any hair algae, only corraline and perhaps some small red sponges.

96p993 · 05/12/2009, 10:44 AM

I see what looks to be hair algae in the first picture but not much and dont see any in the rest of the pics...

sebrofjr · 05/12/2009, 07:48 PM

Thanks for the help guys. I was pretty sure it was alright but I wanted a second opinion. The tank params are good, and I even have what seems to be, hundreds of baby snails growing along the back of the tank. If you look in the last pic, to the left of the Coral beauty, you can see one on the wall.

05/12/2009, 09:13 AM	#1
sebrofjr Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada Posts: 228	Tank Algae Inspection Pics. Eventually i will be moving the LR, Corals, and Fish from my nano to a 90 gallon. I want to make sure everything is good in my current nano before any of that happens. the tank is over a year old and is doing very well, allthough I do have a red hard algae growing on the rocks. I thought it was cyano, but its hard and I even tried to scrub it off with a tooth brush with no effect. Is this algae good? or at-least benign? See here: You can really see the comparison to the purple coralline algae in the last pic with the coral beauty.

05/12/2009, 09:38 AM	#3
tipmoff Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 430	+1 with Salty Dr but you could scrub the rock with a toothbrush and see if it lifts off easily. If it does then do it to all the rocks before placing it in the new tank. Corraline will not come off so easy. __________________ "When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick. ." Member T.B.R.C. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

05/12/2009, 09:16 AM	#2
SaltyDr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 1,191	Looks like a red coralline to me. I wouldn't worry. Nice tank by the way. Make sure to post pics of your 90.

05/12/2009, 10:17 AM	#4
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	+2, I don't see any hair algae, only corraline and perhaps some small red sponges.

05/12/2009, 10:44 AM	#5
96p993 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mckinney, Tx Posts: 1,130	I see what looks to be hair algae in the first picture but not much and dont see any in the rest of the pics...

05/12/2009, 07:48 PM	#6
sebrofjr Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada Posts: 228	Thanks for the help guys. I was pretty sure it was alright but I wanted a second opinion. The tank params are good, and I even have what seems to be, hundreds of baby snails growing along the back of the tank. If you look in the last pic, to the left of the Coral beauty, you can see one on the wall.