id algae

kingsord0 · 12/15/2006, 12:48 PM

i was just wondering what type of alge this is on my rocks. It it the red spots on the rock. i think it is coralline algae. i just want to make shure.

papagimp · 12/15/2006, 12:52 PM

get a clearer picture and we can tell ya.

could be corraline, could be small patches of cyno. hard to tell through the blurr.

kingsord0 · 12/15/2006, 01:01 PM

Is this any better?

P.S. my damsle is a camera hog

staticx · 12/15/2006, 01:06 PM

What am i supposed to be looking at ??
the green stuff??

kingsord0 · 12/15/2006, 01:07 PM

The red stuff on the rocks.

papagimp · 12/15/2006, 01:16 PM

still hard to tell. Does it look crusty to you or slimy?

kingsord0 · 12/15/2006, 01:18 PM

it looks crusty.

papagimp · 12/15/2006, 01:33 PM

I'd say coraline then.

kingsord0 · 12/15/2006, 01:58 PM

cool. Thanks for the help

Travis L. Stevens · 12/15/2006, 02:33 PM

Looks like it could be diatoms.

12/15/2006, 12:48 PM	#1
kingsord0 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Warren CT Posts: 245	id algae i was just wondering what type of alge this is on my rocks. It it the red spots on the rock. i think it is coralline algae. i just want to make shure. __________________ Charlie Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon Starting to go Reef

12/15/2006, 12:52 PM	#2
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	get a clearer picture and we can tell ya. could be corraline, could be small patches of cyno. hard to tell through the blurr. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

12/15/2006, 01:01 PM	#3
kingsord0 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Warren CT Posts: 245	Is this any better? P.S. my damsle is a camera hog __________________ Charlie Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon Starting to go Reef

12/15/2006, 01:07 PM	#5
kingsord0 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Warren CT Posts: 245	The red stuff on the rocks. __________________ Charlie Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon Starting to go Reef

12/15/2006, 01:16 PM	#6
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	still hard to tell. Does it look crusty to you or slimy? __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

12/15/2006, 01:06 PM	#4
staticx Moved On Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: oregon Posts: 825	What am i supposed to be looking at ?? the green stuff??

12/15/2006, 01:18 PM	#7
kingsord0 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Warren CT Posts: 245	it looks crusty. __________________ Charlie Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon Starting to go Reef

12/15/2006, 01:33 PM	#8
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	I'd say coraline then. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

12/15/2006, 01:58 PM	#9
kingsord0 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Warren CT Posts: 245	cool. Thanks for the help __________________ Charlie Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon Starting to go Reef

12/15/2006, 02:33 PM	#10
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	Looks like it could be diatoms. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront