Algae ID is it good or bad?

[Rob's Reef]

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

looks like red hair algae. My tangs won't eat it, so it's a nuisance to me!

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

On second thought after zooming in, it looks leafy. If so, it's the kind that my tangs obliterated. Do you have any herbivores ?

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Does it look like this?

http://marineplantbook.com/marinebookhalyfloridana.htm

 

[Tahoe61]

Looks like Red Dictyota to me. In tanks with elevated nitrate and phosphates levels it can become invasive. I would remove it as able and check N/P levels.

 

[Rob's Reef]

Yeah this is it... I was just wondering if It would be good in my refugium

 

[Tahoe61]

There are other red algae types that are better suited. Please see link below

http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/234487-the-marine-planted-tank-macro-algae-thread/

 

[Rob's Reef]

Thanks for the link

 

[Rob's Reef]

I had a piece in my frag tank that I moved to my DT and my tangs devoured it... it's gone... lol