Coralline or cyano

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Hey I have never had purple coralline grow like this. Is this possibly cyano? Sorry for the bad photos from the phone. Thanks in advance.
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I can't see anything on the first two pics, but the third does show purple coraline on the edges of the frag plug
 
Yeah, sorry about the pics on the blasto it's coming up on the skeletal base and seems to be coming up the side of the polyp. The second pic has fluffy pink patches all on the skeletal base as well coming up in the last two days. Just seems to be moving fast to be coralline
 
Are you able to post pics with whites on? Based on description it does not sound like cyano. Are you able to blow it off?
+1 try blowing off with a turkey baster or put it in front of return or power head. If it blows off its cyano.looks like coralline
 
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blasted the psumacora in front of the powerhead still a little left. Whites on. Wont come off the blasto. Just looked wierd to be coralline fuzzy when seeded. I'm guessing purple cyano now dang
 
Cyano here and there’s not a big deal. Just blow it off now and then. I use a turkey baster to blow it off, run skimmer and feed my fish with the turkey baster to avoid as much spillage into other parts of the tank. My fish eat right out of it
 

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