Weird green algae

[biotoxin]

I just noticed on a piece of my lr theres this green algae thats dark green and i looks like a membrane on the rock. I got my turkey baster and blasted it off it comes off in sheets , is this bubble algae or what?

 

[steve-s]

Sounds like green cyano....

Cheers
Steve

 

[biotoxin]

hmm...i thought that most cyano was red.

 

[steve-s]

Cyano can appear in many different colors.... yellow, red, violet, green, deep blue and blue-green. It just so happens the most common in our tank is deep red due to the photosynthesis of the light spectrum used.

KINGDOM MONERA: The Cyanobacteria
Red Slime Algae and Cyanobacteria in general
Cyanobacteria and Blue-Green Algae Part 2

Cheers
Steve