Found some macro. Good stuff

240gallons · 06/30/2016, 06:56 PM

Well after 15 years I find this macro growing in a chamber of my fuge. Is this

Culerpa? I've never knowingly introduced anything but chaeto.

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twon8 · 06/30/2016, 07:07 PM

Looks more like bryopsis than caulerpa

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240gallons · 06/30/2016, 07:37 PM

What? That sounds horrible. There is no trace of it in my display. Something must be eating it?

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Xxero · 06/30/2016, 10:05 PM

Definitely Bryopsis.

Xxero · 06/30/2016, 10:24 PM

I had a very similar discovery:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2577575

To this day, I still have no clue how it got started. Apparently, it can stay dormant in the crevices of rock/frags. Mine started with a small patch on one of my sump baffles, and like you, I also could not see any in the display tank.

I manually removed the patch from my sump and increased Magnesium levels for a couple of weeks. This seemed to do the trick. But here lately, I have noticed a couple of strands on 2 of my display tank rocks, so I'm back to increasing my Magnesium. My LFS claimed that a Lawnmower Blenny would gobble it up, so I bought one.....and it won't touch it.

I would glance over some of the advice given to me in that link above, and like they say - Take immediate action! It will spread and it can become a nightmare.

GL!

240gallons · 07/01/2016, 05:14 AM

Wow. Didn't sleep well

After reading this is took a closers look and found this stuff behind my overflow grate....

Good news is that something in my display must be eating it. It's only on the back side of the overflow. Going to kill the lights in fuge for a few weeks and make sure no light is hitting inside the overflow.

mcgyvr · 07/01/2016, 07:41 AM

could be Caulerpa Ashmeadii

vitodog · 07/01/2016, 09:06 AM

I've had Bryopsis in my tanks before and what you have looks a little too thick for Bryopsis. Looks more like some type of Caulerpa to me also.

twon8 · 07/01/2016, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240gallons

What? That sounds horrible. There is no trace of it in my display. Something must be eating it?

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I've had a rabbit fish and orange shoulder tang eat it, or what I assume was it.

Yours might not be bryopsis, usually grows thicker than that.
A size reference would help

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240gallons · 07/01/2016, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twon8

I've had a rabbit fish and orange shoulder tang eat it, or what I assume was it.

Yours might not be bryopsis, usually grows thicker than that.
A size reference would help

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It looks like hair algae until you get real close.

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twon8 · 07/01/2016, 11:01 AM

Caulerpa is much larger than hair algae, which makes me think it is bryopsis.

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Xxero · 07/01/2016, 03:19 PM

I still think it's Bryopsis because it looks identical to what I had/have.

06/30/2016, 06:56 PM	#1
240gallons Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 258	Found some macro. Good stuff Well after 15 years I find this macro growing in a chamber of my fuge. Is this Culerpa? I've never knowingly introduced anything but chaeto. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

06/30/2016, 07:07 PM	#2
twon8 Formally registered membe Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: slightly sw of richmond, va Posts: 5,920	Looks more like bryopsis than caulerpa Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Anthony Richmond Reef Club "and as things fell apart, nobody paid much attention." Not building a wall but making a brick Current Tank Info: 300g DD display, 60g frag tank

06/30/2016, 10:05 PM	#4
Xxero Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,054	Definitely Bryopsis. __________________ "You Can Lead A Gift Horse To Water... But You Can't Make Him Look In Your Mouth." Current Tank Info: 65g Mixed Reef Display - 15g Macro Algae/Refugium - 40b Sump

06/30/2016, 10:24 PM	#5
Xxero Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,054	I had a very similar discovery: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2577575 To this day, I still have no clue how it got started. Apparently, it can stay dormant in the crevices of rock/frags. Mine started with a small patch on one of my sump baffles, and like you, I also could not see any in the display tank. I manually removed the patch from my sump and increased Magnesium levels for a couple of weeks. This seemed to do the trick. But here lately, I have noticed a couple of strands on 2 of my display tank rocks, so I'm back to increasing my Magnesium. My LFS claimed that a Lawnmower Blenny would gobble it up, so I bought one.....and it won't touch it. I would glance over some of the advice given to me in that link above, and like they say - Take immediate action! It will spread and it can become a nightmare. GL! __________________ "You Can Lead A Gift Horse To Water... But You Can't Make Him Look In Your Mouth." Current Tank Info: 65g Mixed Reef Display - 15g Macro Algae/Refugium - 40b Sump

07/01/2016, 07:41 AM	#7
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	could be Caulerpa Ashmeadii __________________ Who me?

06/30/2016, 07:37 PM	#3
240gallons Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 258	What? That sounds horrible. There is no trace of it in my display. Something must be eating it? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

07/01/2016, 05:14 AM	#6
240gallons Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 258	Wow. Didn't sleep well After reading this is took a closers look and found this stuff behind my overflow grate.... Good news is that something in my display must be eating it. It's only on the back side of the overflow. Going to kill the lights in fuge for a few weeks and make sure no light is hitting inside the overflow.

07/01/2016, 09:06 AM	#8
vitodog Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 1,226	I've had Bryopsis in my tanks before and what you have looks a little too thick for Bryopsis. Looks more like some type of Caulerpa to me also. __________________ Current Tank Info: 124.7 gal. Reef Savvy D/T, Trigger Systems 36" sump, Octo Elite 150-S, GHL Mitras LX7 x 3, Profilux3, Masterflex 7550-30 Peristaltic pump, Vector M1 return Pump, MP40w QD x 2

07/01/2016, 11:01 AM	#11
twon8 Formally registered membe Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: slightly sw of richmond, va Posts: 5,920	Caulerpa is much larger than hair algae, which makes me think it is bryopsis. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Anthony Richmond Reef Club "and as things fell apart, nobody paid much attention." Not building a wall but making a brick Current Tank Info: 300g DD display, 60g frag tank

07/01/2016, 03:19 PM	#12
Xxero Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,054	I still think it's Bryopsis because it looks identical to what I had/have. __________________ "You Can Lead A Gift Horse To Water... But You Can't Make Him Look In Your Mouth." Current Tank Info: 65g Mixed Reef Display - 15g Macro Algae/Refugium - 40b Sump