Red veins on Green Star polyps

[beccalaura]

When I had first bought this coral, I did notice these tiny, red, veinish strings coming out of or attached to it. I didn't think much of it and put it in my tank. Now I relocated the frag and i can't help but see that it's a lot more noticeable. Is this a normal part to of coral or?

[bribo12]

Looks like a hitchhiker macroalgae.

[coralbandit]

Originally Posted by bribo12

Looks like a hitchhiker macroalgae.

^^ + 1 ^^
Gracilaria type.
Good but your fish may eat it.
Just remove it with tongs or tweezer.
It would do best in your sump if you have one.

[Sniperhank]

I'd suggest moving it down into the sandbed. This will take care of a couple of things as it will isolate BOTH the GSP and the macro algae before they both take hold in the aquascape of your tank.