New Fuzzy Purple Algae

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  1. adam

    adam Montipora Digitata

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    Anyone ever get this purple fuzzy algae before. I need to feed lighter for some time and maybe some bigger water changes. Any other ideas?
    Thanks,
    Adam
     

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  2. whippy

    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    Cotton candy algae?
     
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  3. ReefSparky

    ReefSparky Super Moderator

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    If you PM John Maloney, he'll ID it for you. I can't remember the thread where he photographed and I.D.'d many macroalgaes.
     
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  4. divott

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    may sound odd , but what i think i found it to be called is fuzzy blue-green algae. blue and green make purple?
     
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  5. adam

    adam Montipora Digitata

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    Any other ideas on getting rid of it?
     
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  6. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Callithamnion (cotton candy algae) is a pain. Mexican turbo snails, rabbit foxface fish, and occasionally a tang will eat it. Increase your phosphate removal media, keep your nitrates low, and that will help a lot.
     
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  7. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Michael Janes, some one I highly respect, ID'd it as Asparagopsis taxiformis back in 2003 in a SeaScope article ( http://www.instantocean.com/sites/InstantOcean/knowledge/seascope/past/SS_Vol20_2003.pdf ). Where did you arrive at Callithamnion by? Is that the genus?
     
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