What plant/algae is this?

dous · 05/27/2006, 04:27 PM

I found this in my 1 week-old 55g reef. It came with one of the rocks. Is it beneficial or a pest? I checked out Marc's site and could not ID it. Any help would be great.

thx.

tashari · 05/27/2006, 05:26 PM

I have it too, it grows very slowly but is really tough. Tried to pull it out and just go some small pieces. If you don't like it I would suggest cuting it out soon.

jaymz101 · 05/27/2006, 05:27 PM

looks thicker than hair algae to me. Might want to pluck it just to be sure. Most algaes grow like weeds. If you have a fuge, throw it in there. nay herboivores you have will love you.

dous · 05/27/2006, 07:05 PM

yes, it is thicker than hair algae. i don't mind the way it looks, especially if it grows very slowly. I'm just worried that it could be a problem. Although I'm planning on getting a blue regal tang. will the fish eat it? will this plant/algae be a problem?

whiteshark · 05/27/2006, 07:08 PM

Kinda looks like chaeto to me. Anyone else?

a4twenty · 05/27/2006, 09:17 PM

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Originally posted by whiteshark
Kinda looks like chaeto to me. Anyone else?

that's what i thought, looks like when i get a stray piece pumped up to my tank from my sump

civicss1 · 05/27/2006, 09:18 PM

yea i think its chaeto

pitt_prodigy · 05/27/2006, 11:27 PM

$10 for a bagfull at the LFS.... i'd say it looks like chaeto as well. Get some started in your sump if you have one.

dous · 05/28/2006, 06:37 AM

i don't have a sump... should I get rid of it then? If so, what's the best method of plucking them out? Will it do harm in my main tank if I left it?

TIA

dous · 05/28/2006, 06:44 AM

Also I just found what appears to be a bubble algae. The tank is so new (one week old 55g with 80lbs cured LR) so there's only one so far? I know this is a pest algae so can anyone please tell me the best way of removing it? I know not to pop the bubble, but do I use my hands? use a turkey baster to suck it out? Maybe I could take out the rock first from the main tank and extract it from there?

a4twenty · 05/28/2006, 08:25 AM

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Originally posted by dous
i don't have a sump... should I get rid of it then? If so, what's the best method of plucking them out? Will it do harm in my main tank if I left it?

TIA

no it is definitely a good thing as it processes nitrates and phosphates. the down side is that when you add fish they will probably eat it.

to get rid of the bubble algae what i do is scoop out some water then remove the rock with the algae and place it in the water. then being careful not to burst the bubble just pick it off. this way if it burst you've only contaminated the bucket of water. if you do rupture it just scoop out some more water and give the rock a good rinse before returning it to the tank.

Scuba Oz · 05/28/2006, 08:34 AM

First one looks like a spindel weed branching out. It wont last long and s not a bad thing. Second is bubble algea, that can cause an outbreak of it in the tank if the spores get into the water column, try to take them off without busting the bubble

dous · 05/28/2006, 09:37 AM

I managed to get the bubble algae out sucessfully.. Hopefully there's no more embedded in that same rock. Thanks guys! Love this forum.

05/27/2006, 04:27 PM	#1
dous Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Newmarket, Canada Posts: 352	What plant/algae is this? I found this in my 1 week-old 55g reef. It came with one of the rocks. Is it beneficial or a pest? I checked out Marc's site and could not ID it. Any help would be great. thx. __________________ -------------------- dous Current Tank Info: 55g reef, custom 300g in planning stages

05/27/2006, 05:27 PM	#3
jaymz101 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: St. Pete, FL Posts: 410	looks thicker than hair algae to me. Might want to pluck it just to be sure. Most algaes grow like weeds. If you have a fuge, throw it in there. nay herboivores you have will love you. __________________ In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What have you done with your life? Current Tank Info: Lobo, local Oculina, Acro., hydnophora, lots of zoas, caulastrea, pagoda and scroll, foxface flasher wrass and firefish

05/27/2006, 07:05 PM	#4
dous Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Newmarket, Canada Posts: 352	yes, it is thicker than hair algae. i don't mind the way it looks, especially if it grows very slowly. I'm just worried that it could be a problem. Although I'm planning on getting a blue regal tang. will the fish eat it? will this plant/algae be a problem? __________________ -------------------- dous Current Tank Info: 55g reef, custom 300g in planning stages

05/27/2006, 07:08 PM	#5
whiteshark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 3,024	Kinda looks like chaeto to me. Anyone else? __________________ Deep Blue 60 gallon cube: Setup in progress.

05/27/2006, 11:27 PM	#8
pitt_prodigy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 751	$10 for a bagfull at the LFS.... i'd say it looks like chaeto as well. Get some started in your sump if you have one. __________________ -Josh Current Tank Info: 72 gallon RR Oceanic, heavily modded ASM G2 skimmer, 30g sump/refugium, AI vega lighting x 2, apex controller, Phos Reactor, etc.

05/27/2006, 05:26 PM	#2
tashari Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Davis, CA Posts: 52	I have it too, it grows very slowly but is really tough. Tried to pull it out and just go some small pieces. If you don't like it I would suggest cuting it out soon.

05/27/2006, 09:18 PM	#7
civicss1 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: deer park,il Posts: 569	yea i think its chaeto

05/28/2006, 06:37 AM	#9
dous Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Newmarket, Canada Posts: 352	i don't have a sump... should I get rid of it then? If so, what's the best method of plucking them out? Will it do harm in my main tank if I left it? TIA __________________ -------------------- dous Current Tank Info: 55g reef, custom 300g in planning stages

05/28/2006, 06:44 AM	#10
dous Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Newmarket, Canada Posts: 352	Also I just found what appears to be a bubble algae. The tank is so new (one week old 55g with 80lbs cured LR) so there's only one so far? I know this is a pest algae so can anyone please tell me the best way of removing it? I know not to pop the bubble, but do I use my hands? use a turkey baster to suck it out? Maybe I could take out the rock first from the main tank and extract it from there? __________________ -------------------- dous Current Tank Info: 55g reef, custom 300g in planning stages

05/28/2006, 08:34 AM	#12
Scuba Oz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,133	First one looks like a spindel weed branching out. It wont last long and s not a bad thing. Second is bubble algea, that can cause an outbreak of it in the tank if the spores get into the water column, try to take them off without busting the bubble __________________ Never be too shy to ask for help Current Tank Info: 12g nano, 37g,175g,25g,54g

05/28/2006, 09:37 AM	#13
dous Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Newmarket, Canada Posts: 352	I managed to get the bubble algae out sucessfully.. Hopefully there's no more embedded in that same rock. Thanks guys! Love this forum. __________________ -------------------- dous Current Tank Info: 55g reef, custom 300g in planning stages