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12-09-2007, 09:13 AM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Age: 25
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  |  Red Fluorescent Algae
Hello friends!
I've just restarted my tank  I was cleaning LR, and after placing it back to the tank I've discovered this fancy red fluorescent algae. 
The question is, are they good or not ?!
Cheers! _________ 75gal. Rio240 JEWEL aquarium
4x54W T5 (actinic blue+white)
Deltec MC 500 internal skimmer
Eheim 2227 Fitler Wet/Dry
Eheim 2213 Filter (100gph/PhosGuard/DeNitrate)
JEWEL Internal Filter (250gph/EhfiSubstrat Pro 2gal)
2 lovely Amphiprion ocelaris
1 young Gobiodon okinawae
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12-09-2007, 09:26 AM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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could it be damaged coraline algae?
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12-09-2007, 09:31 AM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
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could it be damaged coraline algae?
| Hmm... Interesting thought... But why damaged ?! | |
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12-09-2007, 10:32 AM
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| | Kole Tang
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coraline algae gets damaged when exposed to air or disease. check this site out. Coralline Algae Disease Key | |
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12-09-2007, 10:37 AM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
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Hey! Thanks for hint! I don't think it's the case. It looks like a totally new specimen. The most important difference is the fact it glows
Looks lovely | |
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12-09-2007, 10:46 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
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Originally Posted by reef_guru  | Here is pic of coraline in my tank. You can see exactly to what level I drop water when doing water changes...and it gets exposed to air.
Will usually turn white when dying off... _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
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12-09-2007, 11:07 AM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
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Thanks for feedback Scott. The stuff I see on the rock looks healthy. It looks marvellous when I turn on my actinics. | |
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12-09-2007, 01:10 PM
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| | Kole Tang
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might not even be coraline, hard to tell from the pic. but omard is right, turns white on the way out. wonder if a black light would make it glow more. | |
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12-09-2007, 01:27 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
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Originally Posted by reef_guru might not even be coraline, hard to tell from the pic. but omard is right, turns white on the way out. wonder if a black light would make it glow more. | It gives nice fluorescence only when exposed to UV-C like irradiation. I like it. Looks very intriguing. I was trying to find some about fluorescence of marine algae and stumbled upon few papers about fluorescent cyanobacteriae. I will scrap a small sample from the rock , and hand it to guys from marine ecology unit. | |
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12-09-2007, 05:58 PM
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| | Kole Tang
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im curious to know what it is | |
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