Red Hair or....

[Titleist1964]

...something else? I knew the risks going in with live rock and I'm controlling it one step at a time. Already tackled a couple gorilla crabs and I know there's one more, he's getting brave and coming out more at night, I'll get him.

Tank is a little over 6 weeks, 9 snails, 2 clowns, 1 fire shrimp and 7 to 9 corals if you count all different Zoa families.
Salt- 1.023
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - .25
Nitrate -5.0 (water change and full tank cleaning today.
Phos - .25
Alk - 9

Just wondering about this.

 

[Nanojoe]

looks almost like a red algae i found on the coast here in Nj last summer.

 

[Titleist1964]

@Nanojoe did you end up keeping it or pulling it? I don't mind it, it doesn't look disgusting like some algae.

 

[Titleist1964]

Sorry, I realized I put this in the wrong section.

 

[Nanojoe]

@Nanojoe did you end up keeping it or pulling it? I don't mind it, it doesn't look disgusting like some algae.

I physically put it into the tank. I was going to do a "local" tank and used only seawater and what i found at the beach. I left it and it GREW. Got this real dark red/purple to it. Im assuming from being under LEDs rather than natural sunlight.
Tank became neglected and became a molly converter for my other SW tank.
Its broken down at this point. Was a fun project. May do it again since warm weather is here.