Algae ID

[chipchipbro]

Hi guys

was away for a few days and saw this algae growing now. What algae is that?

 

[blaxsun]

The purple stuff on the rocks?

 

[chipchipbro]

no the algae on the bottom of the frag.
The greenish hairy thing there

 

[blaxsun]

no the algae on the bottom of the frag.
The greenish hairy thing there

Looks like a bit of hair algae.

 

[kittenbritches]

Looks like a bit of hair algae.

+1 GHA

 

[chipchipbro]

+1 GHA

is this bad?

 

[blaxsun]

is this bad?

Not really - it's more unsightly than anything else (particularly if you have a lot of it). You can probably scrub it off with a toothbrush or move a snail over to work on it.

 

[Udest]

Can be if it gets out of control peroxide and a light scrub from a tooth brush will get it off so will a Mexican turbo

 

[chipchipbro]

thanks guys!

 

[chipchipbro]

what about the rock guys? just more normal cycling algae growing? I need more CuC I guess…

Just dont want dinos :/