Clear algea? ID please

Floreeef · Mar 1, 2022

Can anyone let me know what this is? My tank is about 6 months old and this clear algea? Just popped up a few days ago.

HudsonReefer2.0 · Mar 1, 2022

Nvr heard of clear algae. I think it needs some pigmentation since its photosynthetic.

DE FISH · Mar 1, 2022

Does it cover your glass as well ?

Floreeef · Mar 1, 2022

DE FISH said:
Does it cover your glass as well ?

No, right now it's just in that spot on the rock under that coral.

DE FISH · Mar 1, 2022

Floreeef said:
No, right now it's just in that spot on the rock under that coral.

Cuc not eating it ?

what’s your parameters and are you carbon dosing ?

Eagle_Steve · Mar 1, 2022

Floreeef said:
No, right now it's just in that spot on the rock under that coral.

Looks like a type of sponge. The name, I cannot remember for the life of me.

@fishguy242 @vetteguy53081 thoughts on type?

fishguy242 · Mar 1, 2022

hi,looks like white spaghetti sponge ??

SlugSnorter · Mar 1, 2022

Floreeef said:
Can anyone let me know what this is? My tank is about 6 months old and this clear algea? Just popped up a few days ago.

Alcaligenes faecalis maybe?

vetteguy53081 · Mar 1, 2022

It’s a celated poriferan sponge
Can get invasive
Inject with vinegar or expose to air to stop it

Floreeef · Mar 1, 2022

DE FISH said:
Cuc not eating it ?

what’s your parameters and are you carbon dosing ?

Cuc is not touching it and I am not carbon dosing.

Last test parameters Feb22
PH: 8.15
Ammonia: 0
Nitrie:0
Nitrate: 30ppm (was 0 about a month ago and shot up)
phos: 0.1(shot up to 0.25 with nitrate spike. using GFO and brought it down between 0.1 and 0.03 right now)
Sal: 1.026
Alk: 8.8
cal: 480
Mag:1400

vetteguy53081 said:
It’s a celated poriferan sponge
Can get invasive
Inject with vinegar or expose to air to stop it

I removed the coral and it looks like the sponge was stuck to the plug only and not the rock (phew). I was able to quickly remove it from the plug. It feels very squishy and almost like reef glue when exposed to water but not sticky at all. Was able to clean off the plug and didn't see any traces on the rock. Will keep an eye and see if more is growing.

vetteguy53081 · Mar 1, 2022

Floreeef said:
Cuc is not touching it and I am not carbon dosing.

Last test parameters Feb22
PH: 8.15
Ammonia: 0
Nitrie:0
Nitrate: 30ppm (was 0 about a month ago and shot up)
phos: 0.1(shot up to 0.25 with nitrate spike. using GFO and brought it down between 0.1 and 0.03 right now)
Sal: 1.026
Alk: 8.8
cal: 480
Mag:1400

I removed the coral and it looks like the sponge was stuck to the plug only and not the rock (phew). I was able to quickly remove it from the plug. It feels very squishy and almost like reef glue when exposed to water but not sticky at all. Was able to clean off the plug and didn't see any traces on the rock. Will keep an eye and see if more is growing.

Yes on plug generally where area is shaded and CUC won’t even look at it