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SHOmuchFUN
12/20/2004, 07:02 PM
I found this algea growing on the rocks about a month ago:
http://www.uvm.edu/~eengstro/saddlebacks/algea_far.jpg
http://www.uvm.edu/~eengstro/saddlebacks/Algea_close.jpg

I have been told in other forums that it's caulerpa recemosa (grape caulerpa) I've tried harvesting it, but it is pretty firmly attached to the live rock. It's growing fairly rapidly, so I'm worried it's going to overtake the tank.

Any of you ever had it before? What is the best way to control it? Should I try a tang or a foxface to see if it'll eat it?
Brad A.
12/20/2004, 07:43 PM
My powder blue chows the stuff, give a tang a try.
DrBDC
12/20/2004, 07:54 PM
From the pics, it looks like halimedia to me.
SHOmuchFUN
12/20/2004, 10:44 PM
Hehehe, an excuse to get a tang :D I love it!
Brad A.
12/20/2004, 11:00 PM
foxfaces are kewl too
Tom Berry
12/21/2004, 05:34 AM
Don't get a tang from the dis(advantage). I got a Kole (one of the best choices for a smaller tank), and it croaked after a couple of days.

Tom:fish2:
SHOmuchFUN
12/21/2004, 08:34 AM
No, I wouldn't buy a fish from the diss unless it's been there for a month or more. Usually all the good fish don't last that long because of all the unsuspecting and uneducated marine aquarists say... OH WOW! LOOK AT THAT COOL FISH! LET'S GET HIM!

When in a perfect fish store world, there would be a quarantine setup out back where nobody can purchase fish, they run traces of copper, and don't put sick fish in their displays.
mogulski
12/21/2004, 09:51 AM
looks like culurpa. how's your alk and po4 levels.
I added a phosphate reactor and pretty much wiped out my grape culurpa outbreak/problem.
From what i know, this macro algae doesn't play nice with sps. softies and lps are more tollerant to it. good luck
SHOmuchFUN
12/21/2004, 10:29 AM
Alk is fine... Dunno what my phosphates are. I guess I better check.
DrBDC
12/21/2004, 10:50 AM
Are they little balls like grape calurpa or do they look like little flat discs almost like little thumb tacks. If they are little flat discs then it's halimedia.
SHOmuchFUN
12/21/2004, 10:51 AM
Well they start out looking like little bulbs, but then they kinda flatten out to look like thumb takes. Almost like they're blooming.
DrBDC
12/21/2004, 11:12 AM
Here's a pic of halimedia
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/GradStud/smith/QUEST/limu-s25.jpg[/url]
SHOmuchFUN
12/21/2004, 11:23 AM
ARrgghhhh :mad:

I don't know what it is... It could be either.
DrBDC
12/21/2004, 11:46 AM
grape calurpa is def. round balls. I looked through mine and I don't see a single one that is flat disc shaped.

Here's a good link:

http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/GradStud/smith/QUEST/limu-studyguide.htm
SHOmuchFUN
12/21/2004, 04:05 PM
Originally posted by Tom Berry
Don't get a tang from the dis(advantage). I got a Kole (one of the best choices for a smaller tank), and it croaked after a couple of days.

Tom:fish2:

Kole tangs are bristled anyway... I wouldn't want a bristle-toothed/mouthed tang.

My best bet would be a yellow/purple/powder blue or brown/etc.