purp fuzz
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Hyprviperx
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id say cyano youll def know in a day or two if you see it producing air bubbles
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jiffy
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i just googled what cyano is and ive had that before a long time ago but that isnt what it is... those pictures are really bad if i were to describe it i would say it is like lil soft fuzzy purple hairs sprouting out of lil cracks in the rocks..
Hyprviperx
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that was my next guess, Turf, but i didnt want to wish that on anyone, but since you said it first
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i got the same stuff in my tank, the tangs keep it grazed down really well. Corals grow over it, never had it grow over corals which is good thing
Electrobes
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It's just rock vegetation, not a bad algae to have really. A lot of live rock sold on the market comes with it. It usually dies off or some fish ends up eating it.
Z-man
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What is turf?
In an old tank, I had this maroon colored fuzz, almost like small cotton balls that really started to overgrow everything. That's what your first picture looks like to me. I had to harvest it manually and I never got rid of it. Nothing would touch it; tangs, crabs, or snails. I had to break down the tank, buy new live rock and start over. Let's hope this isn't your situation.
In an old tank, I had this maroon colored fuzz, almost like small cotton balls that really started to overgrow everything. That's what your first picture looks like to me. I had to harvest it manually and I never got rid of it. Nothing would touch it; tangs, crabs, or snails. I had to break down the tank, buy new live rock and start over. Let's hope this isn't your situation.
