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chelle4rae
11/07/2013, 11:46 PM
Hey everyone, I am new to reef tanks and loving it so far! I haven't noticed within the last two months though that there is a strange green thing growing in my tank. It is very small, transparent green, and rose shaped. I have searched everywhere trying to find out what it is. Anyone have an idea?
wonrib00
11/08/2013, 05:35 AM
The green thing looks like bubble algae. Not something we strive for in our tanks. There are many different views of getting rid of it. Not sure what else I am looking at in the pic.
robs.mark
11/08/2013, 07:23 AM
my guess would be some kind of macro algae, possibly cheeto? ive never seen cheeto over here but from the pics on here ive seen looks close.
robs.mark
11/08/2013, 07:23 AM
and welcome!!!
chelle4rae
11/08/2013, 11:14 PM
I thought that it might have been bubble algae but it's odd bc it looks like green glass. :/ do you guys think I should pull it off?
Reefer54
11/08/2013, 11:31 PM
looks like halimeda
chelle4rae
11/09/2013, 12:14 AM
I can't find any information on cheeto robs.mark, except for pics of the delicious cheese cheeto snack haha. Reefer 54, I looked up photos of halimeda and you may be right. I'm think that it is something else though, seems this is growing in a rose like shape and is transparent. Not sure if I should remove the mystery green thingy, or continue to let it grow. Part of me wants to let it do it's thing just so I can figure out what it is. Lol it's growing bigger every day. :/
BAGGERZ13
11/09/2013, 07:08 PM
In this hobby it's always to be safe then sorry. But I might want to look more about getting rid of it and see what else would pop up. If it turns out to be something beneficial to the tank then it would be a loss but if not then at least it would be gone before it possibly got worse.
campos
11/09/2013, 07:17 PM
looks like bubble algae to me
oceancaves
11/09/2013, 08:18 PM
We know what happens when we aren't sure.....
Beandawg
11/09/2013, 10:21 PM
No algae is good algae, unless you put it there yourself. Get it out, and check your phosphates.
haynesw
11/09/2013, 10:44 PM
Can't see it very well in the picture. Is it leafy or bulbous?
ramseynb
11/18/2013, 01:54 AM
Looks like ulva to me. If it is, it's not very invasive and tangs love it.