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11/30/2007, 10:18 PM
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Trying to identify something that's starting to grow
Hello,
I'm very new to the reeftank hobby! I'm trying to figure out what is growing in my tank. I know that I have hare algae growing. (I already have a sea hare working on that problem) There are these new little neon-green tube looking "things" growing out of one of my rocks (through the hare algae). They are always in the same place. I'm attaching a photo. Just wondering if anyone can identify this for me? I would really appreciate everyone's advise! ~Thank you~[IMG]  [/IMG]
Last edited by Jdelima; 11/30/2007 at 10:30 PM. |
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#2
11/30/2007, 10:35 PM
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hey
their seems to be alot of algae on that pic, im still new to the hobby but u might want to use your hands to pull some out, also alot of ppl will tell u to post your parameters, it is easier to help u out if we know it im not sure wut that green thing is but maybe someone else can help u id it |
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#3
11/30/2007, 10:42 PM
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I don't know what posting parameters means.
You are correct. My tank has been taken over by hare algae. It's a 55 gallon reef tank that my brother gave me because he wasn't taking care of it anymore. I'm definately learning as I go. I bought a sea hare to help clean it up and I've also been picking away at the pieces I can grab at. |
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#4
11/30/2007, 10:50 PM
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do u have any test kits?
the parameters are the result of the following testes a basic parameter includes the following ph, ammonia, nitrate, nitrate, alkalinity, Salinity, and temp how long has your tank been up and running? u might need more than just a sea hare, maybe some of snails |
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#5
11/30/2007, 11:06 PM
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My tank has been up for about 5 months. My brother had it for years before. I have been doing 10% water changes at a time. I need to do a bigger waterchange this weekend. Alkaline was high, but everything else was at normal levels. I just added the sea hare a week ago. Other than my hare algae problem, everything else seems to be good. My tigertail sea cucumber split in half a few weeks ago & now I have 2. It was cool to see!
What type of snails help with hare algae? |
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#6
11/30/2007, 11:10 PM
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The neon green things you are seeing are a type of calcium based algae, they don't seem to cause any issues. Don't grow all that fast, and you can remove them if you want.
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#7
11/30/2007, 11:15 PM
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That is Bubble Algae my friend. Keep it at your own risk. I HATE that stuff.
An emerald crab eats it right up
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#8
11/30/2007, 11:22 PM
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check it out here....melev describes it pretty well here.......
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/algae.html |
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#10
11/30/2007, 11:25 PM
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I'm pretty sure thats Neomeris annulata... which is harmless... and probably will end up dying off anyways
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