Hey guys! Is this cyano

[eqbal9947]

I have a red stringy (not slimy) red algae that comes out at night.
They are usually under the sand during the day and somewhat out at night

 

[ReefingDreams]

Not likely cyano based on the description. Can't help with ID otherwise. Good luck in your search.

 

[eqbal9947]

bump

 

[blecki]

Pictures are very blurry, but I suspect you may have spaghetti worms.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I don't really see algae, and agree with above the descriptions sounds like worms. I'm not familiar with any algae that shows only at night

 

[taricha]

that's not a common cyano growth form.

 

[eqbal9947]

I don’t think they’re worms. I could be wrong.
I’ve pulled them out to inspect and they aren’t meaty

 

[blecki]

Spaghetti worms aren't meaty. They look like just a mass of red filaments (but the mass is one animal). The retracting during the day is the give away - cyano does not retract, and it's photosynthetic...

 

[eqbal9947]

Spaghetti worms aren't meaty. They look like just a mass of red filaments (but the mass is one animal). The retracting during the day is the give away - cyano does not retract, and it's photosynthetic...

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
I’ll do some research!

 

[Zoomer]

You gain any ground on this? I'm curious if they're a pest or not... I had them in my old system and just noticed them in my new system. They don't seem to be much of a bother, but seems like they are able to proliferate quickly...

 

[eqbal9947]

You gain any ground on this? I'm curious if they're a pest or not... I had them in my old system and just noticed them in my new system. They don't seem to be much of a bother, but seems like they are able to proliferate quickly...

I haven’t tried anything yet. They don’t hurt anything so I left them alone