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  1. mwtan79

    mwtan79 Plankton

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    I got tons of it growing in my tank someone in another forum told me it was red dictyota but it doesnt look like it.
    uploadfromtaptalk1394935230694.jpg this was on my LR.

    I tried blackout for 3 days but it still grows.
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    ^yes your looks like Dictyota too. Manual removal and then starve it out.




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  4. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    lol good luck with that. Shin tore down his tank because of similar stuff.
     
  5. artur

    artur Fire Shrimp

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    Yep. It looks the same. Does it waving with the flow? It grows only on one small rock. I should take out that rock...
     
  6. mwtan79

    mwtan79 Plankton

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    Yup it sway abit as right now it is still quite short. It start to grow on a few rocks of my. They are quite beautiful under blue light. But seems like it not really harmful but some people felt they are nuisance algae.
    http://www.fishdb.com/db/salt/specimen/Red_Dictyota.php
     
  7. artur

    artur Fire Shrimp

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    I think I got it. My wife send me a pick of some guy's tank in North Carolina . Staff looks exactly the same. He's so proud of that staff... Title says Red Sea Lettuce. This is my pick again week later. It doubles again. Pretty nice though. .. Do you guys know anything about that lettuce? Thanks.
     

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  9. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Joke gone bad I plussed 1.