Green coraline???

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  1. Moby Duck

    Moby Duck Purple Spiny Lobster

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    So I Noticed today that I had a weird lime green growing on my rocks.. So I though ahh stupid hair algae do I tried to pick it off and it's hard.... Is there green coraline algae? The only ones I've seen is purple and red ect... I'm hoping someone won't tell me it's some bad type of algae or my rocks gonna implode haha..

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    Oh and this rock is being attacked
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  3. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    It comes in green, orange, pink, purple, and maroon. (I'm sure there's more colors.....these are just the ones I've seen).
     
  4. scadsobees

    scadsobees Fire Shrimp

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    I have some candy-apple coralline: maroon with some green stripes. And straight green. And purple, pink, and maroon. Thick and not so thick. It is really cool stuff as long as it isn't on the front glass....
     
  5. HollyG

    HollyG Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    This doesn't look like coralline to me. It looks identicle to the algae that I get in my tank. I also get it on the glass in little spots and it grows very fast! Coralline is much thicker than that and you wouldn't be able to see the rock under the green and it would be outlined in white with new growth. I can't remember the name of the algae (dang) but it's a pain in the butt lol Doesn't seem to grow on any of my hard corals though. Just a pain that it grows so fast on my glass lol. But other than that doesn't seem to be any problems. I think you have the same algae in your tank as I do. Personally, nothing to worry about. I've had it for 6 months now.
     
  6. NanaReefer

    NanaReefer Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    It will change/disappear as your tank matures and coralline starts to grow :)
     
  7. Moby Duck

    Moby Duck Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Nothin like a new tank to freak you out with everything that happens haha