Tank Journal Archive

[dimitri]

Welp.... see the pictures below, some sort of Seaweed or Algae?

I have a Green/Grey leafy thing growing vertically in a ladder formation, ie the bottom leaf looks like the one above, so on and so on.

The best way to describe the shape would be a 'spade' or 'clover'

Any idea what kind it might be? pest? invasive? poison? good?

Also, on one live rock I have these orange tubes, quiet small but i think they change colour orange and white?

Any info would be appreciated seeing as Googles has failed me.

 

[MagicJ]

The algae looks to be a Halimeda sp. - this is a calcareous algae species and is often a welcome addition to a mixed reef aquarium.

The tubes look to be small fan worms.

 

[Ian3145]

You've got better eyes than me @MagicJ - but then I am an old fart and can't see shit sometimes.

 

[MagicJ]

You've got better eyes than me @MagicJ - but then I am an old fart and can't see shit sometimes.

Don't be so hard on yourself, the photo's weren't the best :rolleyes

 

[dimitri]

Don't be so hard on yourself, the photo's weren't the best :rolleyes

apologies, iphone n all.

looks like halimedia of some sort, as always magicJ thanks for the good heads up.

unfortunately it now looks like i have some medusa hydriods on my glass, the snowflake type, hope it doesn't colonise.