What is this purple stuff?

philip.aasen · Nov 25, 2022

What is this purple stuff, its growing on My other rocks too

Dr4gula.f32 · Nov 25, 2022

Coralline algae. It's good.

Sharkbait19 · Nov 25, 2022

Looks more like Cyanobacteria to me - does it blow off easily or is it hard?

TokenReefer · Nov 25, 2022

It looks like "matts" of something, cyano comes to mind..

Dom · Nov 25, 2022

Sharkbait19 said:
Looks more like Cyanobacteria to me - does it blow off easily or is it hard?

Good call. I impulsively said Coraline. After you suggested Cyano, I took a closer look and must agree.

philip.aasen · Nov 25, 2022

Yea it has like strings coming of it, and goes away if i just tutch it lightly. What would be the best way to Get rid of it? Would i have to move My clowns and coral?

vetteguy53081 · Nov 25, 2022

Take a turkey baster and blow gently on it. Caralline will adhere while cyano will dislodge, then you'll know which it is

philip.aasen · Nov 25, 2022

vetteguy53081 said:
Take a turkey baster and blow gently on it. Caralline will adhere while cyano will dislodge, then you'll know which it is

I dont have a turkey baster but i have a type of big syringe, it did lift it from the rock but didn’t fall of

nkyreef · Nov 25, 2022

Grab a cheap turkey baster and suck out as much as you can. Chemiclean is the only thing that worked 100% for me. Make sure your nutrients are in check or eventually it'll come back.