Help with algae ID?

[Seanybaggs123]

This is only growing on my return spout. Any ideas?

 

[Reefer40b]

a clearer picture would help.. but looks to be the start of some green hair maybe..

 

[Seanybaggs123]

These are as clear as I can getS it’s pretty thick and not really hair like

 

[my.PsychReef]

Can you please post a clearer photo? With more white light? It’s hard to identify with the blue light.

 

[Seanybaggs123]

Photos under white lights

 

[my.PsychReef]

Thanks. Is it growing on the dead/white coralline algea? If yes then it looks like some sort of a turf algea variation?

 

[Seanybaggs123]

Actually off to the side it does look that way yes.

 

[bsr2430]

In a very small way, it looks like GSP. I’m sure others thought this at first.

 

[Seanybaggs123]

In a very small way, it looks like GSP. I’m sure others thought this at first.

GSP?

 

[bsr2430]

GSP?

Green Star Polyp

 

[Seanybaggs123]

Green Star Polyp

oh I see. Yeah I’m a pretty terrible photographer and am using my iPhone to boot... but I have green star polyps and this is definitely not

 

[bsr2430]

oh I see. Yeah I’m a pretty terrible photographer and am using my iPhone to boot... but I have green star polyps and this is definitely not

Hahah, I know, but it looks like you can rip it straight off though.

 

[eraserhead187]

Hahah, I know, but it looks like you can rip it straight off though.

From the pics it looks like it is just stuck on the nozzle. Can you just yank the nozzle off and scrub it?

 

[Seanybaggs123]

From the pics it looks like it is just stuck on the nozzle. Can you just yank the nozzle off and scrub it?

I hope so. Going to try tomorrow. Pretty new reefer here, so I err on the side of identifying what it is before touching it haha

 

[krash7172]

I also think it looks like a polyp coral with a purple mat. I say frag it

 

[Seanybaggs123]

I also think it looks like a polyp coral with a purple mat. I say frag it

Then it should close when I touch it, right?