Is this orange Coralline Algae

[DrufusReef]

My 130g reef tank is about 1 month old, and I started growing these small orange almost rust colored spots on my dry rock and substrate. Is this orange coralline or something different? Is this something that I should worry about, or will this just go away in a few weeks by maintaining my tank?

 

[X-37B]

Try using a turkey baster.
If it blows off its not coralline.
One month with dry rock I would not expext to see any.

 

[CCauthers]

Try using a turkey baster.
If it blows off its not coralline.
One month with dry rock I would not expext to see any.

Agreed, it looks like it may be the start of your "ugly" phase

 

[Saltyreef]

Diatoms. Not coraline algae.

 

[DrufusReef]

Thanks guys. Diatoms were my first thought, but I've never seen them that color before.

 

[Saltyreef]

Normally a brown gold. I guess orangish.

 

[DrufusReef]

Normally a brown gold. I guess orangish.

Yeah I've seen brown and gold. This is like a rusty gold. It's almost pretty. I've never had these quality of lights before so maybe that's the problem. I'm just used to seeing it in bad lighting. lol

 

[Saltyreef]

Yeah I've seen brown and gold. This is like a rusty gold. It's almost pretty. I've never had these quality of lights before so maybe that's the problem. I'm just used to seeing it in bad lighting. lol

Lol. Its pretty until the sand bed is covered, then followed by cyano.