Green Algae ID

xgiddywolfx · Aug 18, 2020

Sigh. Well anyone who has read my introduction thread knows that I recently joined the hobby, and after hiring a professional to come teach me a thing or two, he also pushed some of his Coral onto me-charging me in the process for Coral I did not want. Anyhow, lesson learned. My ultimate plan will be to keep my current tank until all the fish inhabitants are no longer around, then dismantle and start from scratch all over again (I know this well take awhile since my inhabitants seem to be extra hardy and I am okay with that.)

Anyhow, I did not mean to digress. What this post is about is some of the hitchhikers that came with the forced upon me frags.

Could someone kindly help me to identify as well as provide the best removal method for said hitchhiker?

Thank you, and any help would sincerely be appreciated.

Sincerely,
Anxious Newbie

Flux Capacitor · Aug 18, 2020

From what I can tell looks like bryopsis, there are a few ways to get rid of it. It can be a real pain to get rid of though.

If you search the forum for options there are some good write ups.

xgiddywolfx · Aug 18, 2020

Actually I may have just solved my own post. I was thinking to delete this but thinking keeping this may help others trying to identify this in their tanks.

It is: Caulerpa Verticillata

Some helpful posts could be:

What is this and how do I kill it?

Hi guys, This plant/algae has been slowly taking over my tank and whatever I throw at it does not kill it. I've done the following: - water changes - added GFO reactor - added Carbon - increased skimming - Vertex 180i - changed to 10 micron filter socks - added a refugium - increased magnesium...

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Caulerpa verticillata eaters?

Normally I love all types of macro but verticillata is too difficult for even me to maintain with regular pruning. So I'm looking into a natural predator like a rabbit fish, tang, or angel. Preferably a smaller species and one that won't eat my tiny feather dusters or seaslugs. I've been...

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Algae ID?

So I do apologize about not having the best pic since this is a tank I'm purchasing off of a friend and he sent me not the best pic of the algae. The best way I could describe it is that its an algae that has a stem or vine that has more of a Pom Pom resemblance and it resembles Cambomba...

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I am about to browse these myself.