small black spots on glass

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  1. wfb2270

    wfb2270 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    i noticed a bunch of small translucent black almost purple spots on the glass tonight? inot sure if its algae or not??????

    any ideas??? spots are about 1-2mm in width
     
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  3. surfrgirl61187

    surfrgirl61187 Skunk Shrimp

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    If its purple could be coralline.. I havent seen black before.. A pic would help.. Im staying posted to see what others say too.. :)
     
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    surfrgirl61187 Skunk Shrimp

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    wfb2270 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    tired to take a pic, not sure if you will be able to see them. Thought maybe coralline untill i was able to wipe them off with a mag float. Not sure but i didn't think you could just wipe coralline away even with such a small spot. i have had a large growth spurt over the last 3 weeks of red and purple coralline on my rocks. your right, maybe it is some sort of cyno (thought i was finally done with that :()
     
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    wfb2270 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    opps, sorry. here is the pic
     

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