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Unread 12/09/2018, 01:11 PM   #1
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Can’t figure out what this is exactly. Any help would be appreciated. it’s growing on one of my power heads. Doesn’t seem to be moving anywhere else in the tank.




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Unread 12/09/2018, 01:20 PM   #2
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Can’t figure out what this is exactly. Any help would be appreciated. it’s growing on one of my power heads. Doesn’t seem to be moving anywhere else in the tank.




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Looks like some kind of macroalgae.

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Unread 12/09/2018, 02:59 PM   #3
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Maybe Fauchea Iacinita or Rhodymenia holmesii.

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Looks like a Gracilaria a species of red seaweed, maybe Gracilaria curtissae or Gracilaria hayi.


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Unread 12/09/2018, 06:21 PM   #5
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Looks like a Gracilaria a species of red seaweed, maybe Gracilaria curtissae or Gracilaria hayi.
Yep..looks like hayi to me..
Pull it off if you dont like it


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Unread 12/10/2018, 07:41 PM   #6
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Awesome!! Thanks everyone!


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