Red stick looking thing
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Stlrockguy
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Maybe some type of macro. It looks cool
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dmolavi
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Maybe this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracilaria ?
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Stlrockguy
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Looks like it to me. If not extremely close.
Sniperhank
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I have this stuff in my tank as well. Get it off of any/all coral you have. Put it in the sump. Put it against your back glass, it will grow up it. But it has the ability to choke out coral and has been a pain in my rear on anything I didn't catch it on early.
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dmolavi
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No sump in my tank. Whats the best way to pull it without disturbing the surrounding zoas?
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Sniperhank
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Just pull it off. Glue it to a small rock and put it in your display to enjoy.
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dmolavi
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I just did my weekly PWC, and this stuff is a major PITA to remove...slimy and when I pull it off, only one or two strands at a time came off. Without killing the zoas, is there a way to do a mass culling of this stuff? I was able to get maybe half of it off... (FWIW, my 'trAtes are 0.2 and phosphates are 0.00)
Sniperhank
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Slimy? That's odd... I guess you could cut it and glue over it or something... but I always think algae like that is a good idea and should be kept.
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dmolavi
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It might be my big fingers getting slime from the zoas or something...who knows. Either way, I was expecting it to come off in one large mat, not little pieces.
It was starting to really encroach on the zoas, so I want to keep it in check.
It was starting to really encroach on the zoas, so I want to keep it in check.
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dmolavi
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Are there any nano-safe fish/inverts that would munch on this stuff?
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dmolavi
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See this thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f11/too-many-298471.html#post2840208
I think I've made a positive ID based on other photos and stories of the stuff..
I think I've made a positive ID based on other photos and stories of the stuff..
Sniperhank
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I'm totally not sold on that being red turf. I have red turf in my tank that I'm fighting, it came in off a frag and took off. Turf algae can be pulled off in 'tufts' and isn't wiry.
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dmolavi
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I made a post on nano-reef.com and the folks there tend to agree that it's RTA. This page has a picture of RTA Beyond the Refugium: A Macroalgae Primer by Sarah Lardizabal - Reefkeeping.com that looks a lot like what I've got...Although this page: Red Hair Algae - Reef Aquarium makes me think it's red hair (vs turf) algae.
Either way, I'm thinking a peroxide dip might be the way to go...
Either way, I'm thinking a peroxide dip might be the way to go...
Sniperhank
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I could see red hair more easily. Let me know how the dip goes.
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dmolavi
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Will do..the dip seems to be the "cure" for red hair as well.
Sniperhank
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If only there was a better way for those of us who can't take half the life rock out of their tank.
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dmolavi
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Thankfully, this is just a small piece.
I've read on several other forums that you can dose it directly into the tank, as well.
I've read on several other forums that you can dose it directly into the tank, as well.
Sniperhank
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Just not something I'd be willing to risk my sps or clams on.
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dmolavi
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Well cripes. I hate to dig up an old thread, but it appears that my attempts to remove it from the zoa colony were more or less successful, but it appears that a stray piece found it's way into the sand. I sucked up a bunch last night. Can I just dry the sand out in the oven (to kill the stuff) and put it back in the tank?
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