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08-10-2007, 12:32 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: May 2007
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I've had this live rock for a while now, other then the alge problem these things started to grow on them, there like a tube but the tip is bigger and it's fully enclosed does anybody know what these things are and if they are harmfull they don't move at all and are brittle.they are a nice flouresent green.one or two looked cool but now they are starting to pop up all over the rock.  | 
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08-10-2007, 01:05 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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It's a macro algae whose name always manages to escape me. I would be less concerned with it than I would be with all that bubble algae you have growing on the rock. | 
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08-10-2007, 01:22 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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I know I've tried getting it of the rock but it keeps coming back. | |
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08-10-2007, 03:02 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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check your ammonia, nitrites and nitrate levels. All algae need these three components to live and grow. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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08-10-2007, 05:52 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
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looks like Neomeris annulata. _________ 90 gallon tank with center overflows, 44 gallon custom sump/fuge, Tek T5 retrofit 4x54 bulbs, Reef Octopus nw200 protein skimmer, Iwaki WMD40RLXT return pump (changed to panworld 100pxx),Knop c ca reactor, PA light house controller.
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08-10-2007, 08:05 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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Becareful of excess nutrients in the pelagic area of your tank. This is one of the main reasons for micro to flourish. Try setting up a refugium to compensate for the micro growing, by introducing macroalgae that will compete for the same food stuff/nutrients etc. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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08-11-2007, 04:39 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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I don't have room for a refuge I wish I did. I did clean the rock off best I could this green moss a bubble algae is only growing on my live rocks not on the base rocks Ive checked my levels and everything was good ammonia at 0. and the other weird thing is I have a piece of fugi finger live rock the only thing growing on that is coralline its only the three other pieces of live rock this stuff is growing on.I use ro water for top offs.not sure what else i can do to stop it.I just got over getting rid of cryno algae and slime algae that would cover the bottom of the tank, now thats finally gone thats when this stuff started growing rapidly on the rocks.
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09-17-2007, 12:22 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: McAllen, Texas
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IBM geek I concur. It's also known as fuzzy tipped algae, and caterpillar worm algae...harmless macroalgae. In fact, beneficial to your overall tank if you don't mind the looks of it.
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