Stuff growing on coralline algae...what is it?

[fr3n0z]

Hi guys, tanks has 8 month roughly, started few months ago to get coralline algae growth and since a month or two i've noticed that some patch of coralline are gettin outgrown by this darker kind of "don't know what is it". Is hard, can't really scrape it off unless i really apply to it, turkey baster does not do anything, can't say precisely the color since i'm color blind but it's much darker, would say reddish or brownish, surely you can say it better.

Any idea on what is it? normal?

 

[xabo]

Does it resemble this:

 

[Brit’s Fish]

Coralline can be a few different colors. i think the darker shade you’re seeing now is still coralline, just not the lighter purple we’re used to. I have this darker coralline as well and I actually much prefer it!

 

[fr3n0z]

Does it resemble this:

in your photo it seems like a "tiny grass carpet", mine it seems more like coralline but different color or is like yours but at an early stage. Just in case, what is it in your photo?

 

[xabo]

Was told by a lfs that this was coralline algae. It wasn't!

 

[fr3n0z]

Was told by a lfs that this was coralline algae. It wasn't!

and what is it?

 

[xabo]

and what is it?

Red Turf Algae

 

[fr3n0z]

Red Turf Algae

well i hope to don't have that

 

[xabo]

Neither do I. It transformed to this:

 

[xabo]

The red turf algae battle

Wanted to post about this in the event others start looking for ways to battle this crap -- I found it hard to find a lot of meaningful content anywhere. What my rock work looks like: My tank is more or less completely overrun with red turf algae. I have always operated under the assumption...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Tim'sReef]

Looks like another color of Coralline to me. I have the same in my tank.

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Did you add coraline algae or just hoped it grown on its own?

 

[fr3n0z]

Did you add coraline algae or just hoped it grown on its own?

added some snails who had coralline on them