Red Slime or Coraline???

[Jordan_L]

Newer tank. still have brown algae off and on. Wondering if this new light pink algae is Coraline or red Slime?? Pics attached - the stuff in question is the light pink on the light colored rocks, the other rocks were bought totally cured with Coraline already.

56 gallon
100 gal canister
reef Octo hob 1000
25lb lr
one clown, one damsel, one dottyback
several crabs
2 snails

THANKS!!!

 

[ndrwater]

Probably the 1st inklings of Cyano. Oftentimes part if the "new tank uglies"
Time will tell though

 

[Subsea]

Coralline is hard, cynobacteria is soft and slippery. Reach out and touch it, then you will know. It looks like coralline.