Hair algae maybe?

[kdogg85]

Noticed something on a rock that looked like red pillow stuffing swaying in the currents. Got to looking closer and found about 5 spots totaling the size of a quarter of this stuff. I looked around and couldn't find anything to match. Done a parameter check on nitrate and phosphate and both showed 0. Changed out 50g of water anyway just in case. Don't know what it could be? It's too small to get a picture of.

Fyi,feed omega 1 flakes every other day, and ocean nutrition pellets for the shrimp and crab. The snails get a piece of nori every 3 days. All food is gone within 5 min.

[neilanh]

See if you can id it here
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[kdogg85]

The hair looked the closest. It is nowhere near that bad though. I checked this morning and my lone hermit was pickin at the spots I seen. Maybe I'm still feeding too much. All the food i can see is gone in 5min or less, maybe a good chunk is going down the overflow to the sump?

[cmor1701d]

Can you post a pic?

[kdogg85]

I'll try when I get home tonight. The spots were all together smaller than a quarter so it will be difficult at best. How do you guys get the phone pics to work? My new camera has a 55-200mm lens and I don't think it can zoom in enough to get a decent pic.

[Jimbo7]

Just try and take as clear of a picture as you can, even from far away, then crop and zoom on it in a photo editing software.

[kdogg85]

Look at the center of the picture,there is a coralline spot and to the left is what I'm taliking about. That is all i have found total after scowering the tank till my head hurts

[Jimbo7]

Just scrub it off and suck it out. I can't see anything, do a larger PWC this week if you are worried about it.
Until you start seeing a lot more then that, nothing to worry about.

[kdogg85]

The dark red spots beside the pink spot are what I'm referring to.

[cmor1701d]

All I see appears to be a spec of coralline algae.

[kdogg85]

That's how small the spots were. It's about an inch on the picture to the left of the coralline spot. It's dark red in color. I wanted to nip it in the bud before it becomes a problem. It hasn't spread anymore, I think that's because of my hermit. I seen him picking at it this morning.