ID Please: Red growth in sump

[shmibly]

Came home for the first time in 4 months to see this growing in my sump. Could it be some kind of algae?
Thanks

 

[empire]

picture?

 

[KathyC]

Yes, that is algae. if it is in your sump I wouldn't worry too much about it (though not sure what type it is). Better it grows there and absorbs some nutrients than having them get into your display tank.

 

[tunicata]

looks like red gracillaria. A small piece must have been on a rock or something.

Nice job. Lol, they always bleach out and die in my tank...

 

[shmibly]

I saw that but I wasnt sure that this was it. So its macro algae then? I just took my phosphate reactor down so we'll see how long it lasts...

Thanks for the input.