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[photongreen]

I have some sort of green algae covering my rocks and i'm curious as to what it is.
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[coolsurf]

Not exactly sure but it may be the greenish tinge prior to coraline algae growth. If that is the case, it's not bad. I need a second opinion though.

 

[dakota9]

Is this a new set up? recently placed/purchased live rock?

 

[dakota9]

Is this algae fuzzy looking? does it have a texture to it or is it just coloration on the rock? Can you wipe your finger across it and some of it come off of your finger?

 

[photongreen]

Dakota9;472425 wrote: Is this algae fuzzy looking? does it have a texture to it or is it just coloration on the rock? Can you wipe your finger across it and some of it come off of your finger?

its not fuzzy tank has been set up for a couple of months. it doesn't come off when i scratch my nail across it

 

[dakota9]

Yep, seems like coraline algae from the description

Just asking, but what type of lighting you running? My CF lighting grew some beautiful purple coraline, but my MH lighting is currently only growing green, black, and some red coraline.

 

[photongreen]

Dakota9;472452 wrote: Yep, seems like coraline algae from the description

Just asking, but what type of lighting you running? My CF lighting grew some beautiful purple coraline, but my MH lighting is currently only growing green, black, and some red coraline.

I ordered a nova extreme t5 ho (ebay) but during shipping one of the end caps broke i didn't notice until i fired it up and one ballast burned out so im just ruinning the standard actinic lighting so 2 t5ho actinic.

then i have a t12 fixture with one fiji purple and 10k daylight.