Is this good algae or bad

[Kevinkretch]

hey guys.. this is a new tank I’m setting up with old live rock... 5 days into cycle and wasn’t sure if I should leave this or remove it? If I should remove hot, how?

 

[mta_morrow]

Any chance of a good pic with white lights?

 

[Kevinkretch]

Any chance of a good pic with white lights?

 

[mta_morrow]

Looks like it may be hair algae.

Does your flow make it sway in the current?

Does it look like strands of hair up close, or does it look like a little fern?

 

[Kevinkretch]

It flows with the current but definitely doesn’t look like hair, almost more like carpet

 

[mta_morrow]

It flows with the current but definitely doesn’t look like hair, almost more like carpet

Ok, I am not familiar with this algae. I don’t believe it is hair algae or bryopsis. I have had turf algae, which is like short tufts of tightly packed hair. But I don’t think it’s that either.

I will ask for some help for both of us!

@reefsquad

 

[Kevinkretch]

Thank you! I just wanna know if I should remove it or not.. I’m about a week into a new cycle