good or bad

[Bertdog]

again not sure if good or bad(the green stuff)

 

[Dre]

50/50

 

[Bertdog]

it sure does grow fast this is an older picture its growing bigger

 

[fcamargo6thave]

it kind of looks like valonia utricularis its a type of algae google it and see pics and identify it to see if that is what it is

 

[Bertdog]

it seem to have more of a lily pad look at the end of the stem. here is anther pic not so good

 

[fcamargo6thave]

not sure hopefully it is not something bad but i do see some apataisa in the tank

 

[Bertdog]

its gone for now after using redsea aptasia x but they keep returning in a few weeks trying to get a few berghias

 

[FrostyNYC]

Looks like "mermaid's wineglass". Try googling that, see if thats similar.

 

[flipit13]

contact diamonds of the reet i think they have a few nudis left not sure though

 

[Aquatic Life Direct]

Ive seen that algae before. If you dont take care of it and remove it, it will over run the tank.

 

[noodleman]

it's a type of caulipera

 

[Bertdog]

this one does look like the one , but I'm not sure if i leave it in or take it out. it does seem that the vine grows rapidly

 

[Bertdog]

domboski may have some soon so I'm hoping that they'll take care of apataisa, but have you had any success with them

 

[jadakiss]

take care of that asap

 

[mandown123]

its some caluepa species. nothing wrong with macro. good bonus.

 

[Alex]

It looks like grape algae, it grows very quickly if not controlled. even the smallest piece will grow quickly, so keep it under control.it makes a great phosphate export.

 

[coralnut99]

It's a Caulerpa species. Depending on what you want your tank to look like, it can be either good or bad. Lots of awesome planted tanks out there, and I just converted a 90G to one. It can be tough to control if you want it out. The rhizome will sprout from any piece of it left behind. Again, good or bad depending on what you're after. I would be more concerned about the hair algae on the left though.

 

[Bertdog]

i take it from all the great feed back that i can leave it in but just keep it under control.as far as the hair algae i keep trying to remove it by hand . it hard cause its right next to a power head and deep behind the rock.open to any suggestion that anyone may have.

 

[mandown123]

Yeah. Leave that caulerpa in because it will utilize the nutrients that the hair algae uses and it will look cooler. So the hair algae may get starved. Then you can get a tang if it ever gets to be too much, because tangs eat it like candy.

save your hands and dont bother trying to remove it. you need to treat the source not the symptoms.

 

[Bertdog]

here is one that still has me puzzle about 2 months ago i lost my yellow tang then followed by my purple 3 days later. no signs that i can detect ,lost no other fish.