Hmm Strage Colored Coraline ?!?!

Red turf algae can be a pain to remove as it takes some effort and force to remove. I myself have some red turf algae growing on my LR, but my urchin keeps it in check along with my coralline (unfortunately). Seems there are multiple types of red turf. The type I had grew runners and holdfasts embedded in the rock. Made it hell to pull!

Here are some links to other sites that have pics of red turf algae:
red turf algae or normal - Reef Central Online Community
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?139686-Red-Turf-Algae-and-how-I-beat-it!!

 

well im trying to figure out if it is an algae were are the excessive nutrients comming from. Im using RO/DI it is 0TDS just checked it. there is nutrients in the tank that its using to grow what are they and were are they or could this just be a lighting issue all together.

Give me some idea's on what other places to look to export nutrients cuz just put brand new carbon and rowaphos in. I wet skim Have a reef octopus skimmer. Lights are on a lower schedule. Im just stumped on how to export this stuff to keep it from comming back

 

Nice link!!!!

I just took an image of my crimson coralline, it is very smooth no really texture to it at all, no bumps.

Interesting stuff.

 

You could go a couple routes.

Mangroves.
BioPellets.
Microbacter7
Carbon dosing.

 

Many times your readings will read 0 phosphates and nitrates when you have an algae bloom. The nutrients are taken right out the water as soon as they are available so the algae can grow.

There are many possible issues for excess nutrients in a tank. Your LR can absorb phosphates throughout the years and may be slowly leeching it back out into the water. Newly added LR can cause the issue as well. If you used quite a bit of old live sand when you started up your tank, that can be another issue. A disturbed DSB from an established tank may cause problems. Overfeeding may be an issue as well.

Manual removal in conjunction with phosban or any type of phosphate reducing media will help. Macro algaes can work as well. You can also try an algae turf scrubber. It will provide an area where it creates the optimal environment for algae to grow and it will grow there and out compete other algae in the system, effectively starving it. I used one for a bit and it worked nicely. I had to take it down because it was inhibiting my macros in my tank. Now that it is gone, I noticed GHA growing in my tank again.

 

Red turf algae is tough. Reducing nutrients isn't going to help that much with that stuff. I would still do what you can in that regard, but I think Mexican turbos are probably your best bet.

 

There is a ton of mexican turbos in there. But thanks all for the help gonna do what I can to see what I can do about it. Thanks all

 

I agree with something that was said above. It is not likely that this is coralline growing on GHA. However, the opposite could easily be the case. The GHA could certainly be growing on the corraline. Further, it looks as though the GHA may just be growing on the rock between the coralline.

 

To the contrary. Your test kits have not indicated it, but the algae sure has.

 

just was wondering how long the tank has been set up?