Red glowing

[BadFish619]

Not sure what it is guessing soft coraline maybe? Anybody know?

 

[Royal_T]

Pumps got covered first for me also. Looks like coraline algea.

 

[Stuartmercer]

Yeah mine did that also, It's corraline algae

 

[BadFish619]

Pumps got covered first for me also. Looks like coraline algea.

That's what I was thinking

 

[Hemmdog]

If it was purple now it’s fluorescent pink then It’s coralline that is stressed/dying. This is my canary in a coal mine that my tank is low on Alk. If you have your pumps out of the water for an extended period this will also happen.

 

[acbaldwin]

Is it a little leafy/wavy? Looks kind of like the beginning of g. hayi or g. mammillaris.

 

[BadFish619]

It is purple in the day and yes looks kinda wavy almost plated on top of each other

 

[BadFish619]

I'll take another pic in the morning

 

[acbaldwin]

Ha, I just saw your user name... I think I bought an acrylic tank from you a couple months ago!

 

[taricha]

What you are seeing is the pigment phycoerythrin. It's a strong red/pink fluorescent pigment.
It's dominant in coralline algae, red algae, and most cyanobacteria.

 

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[sixty_reefer]

Is it a little leafy/wavy? Looks kind of like the beginning of g. hayi or g. mammillaris.

+1

 

[Saintnovakai]

That's what my coralline looks like when it gets exposed to air for any period of time. Always lived it. If only it would stay.

 

[BadFish619]

Ha, I just saw your user name... I think I bought an acrylic tank from you a couple months ago!

You did! Im actually picking up a new 150 gallon today.