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01-11-2005, 12:55 PM
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Just Moved In
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What is Growing on Live Rock?
Can anyone identify what is growing off my live rock (see photo)? It is sprouting on a couple other pieces of LR. Tank completed cycling 4 months ago.
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01-11-2005, 01:15 PM
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Your photo shows several things growing on your live rock. I'll pick the one I want to identify.
 That little green tubular thingy with the whitish lower part is a calcareous alga in the genus Neomeris. I had some in my tank until I added a Foxface Rabbitfish: http://www.reefland.com/ninong/Neom%...e%209-5-03.JPG
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01-11-2005, 01:33 PM
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I think just bellow that Neomeris is brown algae Padina sp. begining to form as well. At least to my eye...
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01-11-2005, 05:12 PM
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Just Moved In
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I realize it is not the greatest photo. I'm trying to find out what the white/tan peddle looking thing is in middle of photo.
I have calcareous alga growing in several places. Is this good or bad? |
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01-11-2005, 06:14 PM
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Check out this picture to compare to what you might have. http://www.rfbolland.com/okislugs/alga_02.html And here's a link to the algae page where you can read a bit more about algae and most of all, you have lots of pictures there to help you identify some of the algaes. http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/g.../algaepage.htm
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01-11-2005, 09:11 PM
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