Macroalgae ID

fohadi16 · Oct 19, 2022

Hello all,
I had a type of macro come in on my gulf live rock. I'm wondering if anyone can help me figure out exactly what it is. I've recently been having cloudy water in the mornings so I'm assuming something has gone sexual and I'm trying to figure out what. (The green macro)

fohadi16 · Oct 19, 2022

I believe its Caulerpa verticillata, but I wanted to get some opinions from you guys as well.

OldRed1 · Oct 19, 2022

I would agree with your identification. What a beautiful algae!

fohadi16 · Oct 19, 2022

And do you guys think this should be removed immediately, or will my hermits take care of it

OldRed1 · Oct 19, 2022

fohadi16 said:
And do you guys think this should be removed immediately, or will my hermits take care of it

Why would you remove it? If you are removing it, would you consider shipping me some?

I am growing beds of macros in my display tank and would love to add this to the collection.

fohadi16 · Oct 19, 2022

OldRed1 said:
Why would you remove it? If you are removing it, would you consider shipping me some? I am growing beds of macros in my display tank and would love to add this to the collection.

The only reason I would want to remove it is the fact that I am pretty sure this is the macro that is going sexual. My tank is extremely cloudy in the mornings. I'm running carbon and testing, I will wait a bit to see how it turns out, if I decide to remove it I dont mind sending them your way.

fohadi16 · Oct 19, 2022

OldRed1 said:
Why would you remove it? If you are removing it, would you consider shipping me some? I am growing beds of macros in my display tank and would love to add this to the collection.

Also just checked out your build thread. Looks awesome man, good stuff!

OldRed1 · Oct 19, 2022

Di

fohadi16 said:
Also just checked out your build thread. Looks awesome man, good stuff!

Did you just add the rock? My tank was fairy cloudy following the addition of fresh Gulf live rock and actual live sand. Settled down after about 72 hours.

OldRed1 · Oct 19, 2022

And thank you for the kind words!

vetteguy53081 · Oct 19, 2022

Its caulerpa species although some looks to be derbesia but tang salad for sure

fohadi16 · Oct 19, 2022

OldRed1 said:
Di

Did you just add the rock? My tank was fairy cloudy following the addition of fresh Gulf live rock and actual live sand. Settled down after about 72 hours.

I added the rock about 3 weeks ago

OldRed1 · Oct 19, 2022

fohadi16 said:
I added the rock about 3 weeks ago

Oh my, then yeah, sounds like there’s something else going on.

WheatToast · Oct 19, 2022

Have you seen large portions of the algae (or any of your other green macroalgae) turning white and disintegrating (which would indicate they are going sexual)?
Do you know if anything else has died?
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/cloudy-water.577631/

WheatToast · Oct 19, 2022

fohadi16 said:
And do you guys think this should be removed immediately, or will my hermits take care of it

fohadi16 said:
The only reason I would want to remove it is the fact that I am pretty sure this is the macro that is going sexual. My tank is extremely cloudy in the mornings. I'm running carbon and testing, I will wait a bit to see how it turns out, if I decide to remove it I dont mind sending them your way.

Hermits probably won't. What species do you have?
Not much of the Caulerpa seems to have gone sexual, at least judging by the pictures. However, this species is known to be a very fast grower, so be cautious about keeping it.

fohadi16 · Oct 19, 2022

WheatToast said:
Hermits probably won't. What species do you have?
Not much of the Caulerpa seems to have gone sexual, at least judging by the pictures. However, this species is known to be a very fast grower, so be cautious about keeping it.

A small portion of it turned white and disintegrated. I just moved houses so I was too busy to do anything about it after I noticed a few days ago. I also was not positive this was caulerpa, now I know. I'm mixing water as we speak so I can step in and start fixing it myself.