Saltwater ferns?

[Titleist1964]

I have no idea where I should post this, but I've been watching my lil fern grown rather quickly over the past week. Just so we all know, this was a live rock, live sand set up. Tuesday the 17th marked 7 weeks.

 

[A Young Reefer]

This is bryopsis algae (bad). Take it out quickly you don’t want it spreading everywhere.
If god forbid you get an outbreak I would suggest flucanzole and manual removal, it’s what worked with me best.

 

[Titleist1964]

This is bryopsis algae (bad). Take it out quickly you don’t want it spreading everywhere.
If god forbid you get an outbreak I would suggest flucanzole and manual removal, it’s what worked with me best.

Thank you, diving in now and pulling it out.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Looks like mexi calupra actually to me but better safe than sorry
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[Big Smelly fish]

It looks like Fern Caulerpa macro

 

[Titleist1964]

It looks like Fern Caulerpa macro

That make it good or bad? That's exactly what it looks like
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[A Young Reefer]

This is bryopsis for comparison purposes:

 

[Big Smelly fish]

If you can keep it in check it’s great, just prune it back to where you want it and it is a great addition. I personally like macro algae in display tanks. If you have tangs or other fish in the future that eat algae they will wipe it out. I keep it I’m my seahorse tanks.

 

[Big Smelly fish]

This is bryopsis for comparison purposes:

While it looks like it and I can see what your saying. Usually you grow the really thick mat and then it grows the fern like structure out of the mat. That stuff he has just look like Fern Caulerpa growing . If it came from real live rock it’s pretty common.

 

[Titleist1964]

Thanks all, I actually found 2 sprouts and decided to pull them. Both were attached to a smaller rock or rubble under the sand surface. Just don't want things taking over.

 

[Titleist1964]

I have this stuff that seems to have doubled in size when I posted it last.

 

[afrokobe]

I have this stuff that seems to have doubled in size when I posted it last.

no idea what this is, but I have had it before. I used a tweezer to remove as much as I can. The rest died off, so I assume it is macro.

 

[Titleist1964]

no idea what this is, but I have had it before. I used a tweezer to remove as much as I can. The rest died off, so I assume it is macro.

It's both the risk and joys of live rock/live sand.

 

[Titleist1964]

7 weeks in, I can't complain. Water quality is spot on and crystal clear.
Corals as follows, Dunc, 2 Acans, 4 different Zoas, a hammer and a pulsating xen thats a week old and has doubled in size, don't mind the glass, she need a good cleaning, seems like every week and I clean it during the week too.

 

[A Young Reefer]

Great looking tank!

 

[Titleist1964]

Great looking tank!

It's simple, but I just ordered some filters so I can take better pix. The colors on the corals are amazing.

 

[Titleist1964]

pods all over the glass

 

[Big Smelly fish]

Beautiful tank, pods are great to have.,