Type of algae in fuge

Does anybody know what type of algae this is??? I was told at lfs this was caulerpa but from pic's on the web site it looks much different. It has doubled in size in about 3 weeks. All my red algae in the main tank went away in about week!!!!;D Will this stuff deduce nitrates mine are about 40 ppm Just as before I bought skimmer and built sump/fug$$$ still 40ppm One thing I have found out money does not remove nitrates

 

Anybody got an algae web site???

 

I'm not sure what kind of algae this is. I wouldn't worry about it too much as any algae will remove nitrates. I've heard some algae can spread to a main tank. As far as you nitrate problem I would do some large frequent water changes to get your nitrate down. Once they are down you algae should be able to control it.

Here is a link to a site I found. I haven't explored the site much, it looks kind of hard to navigate if you don't know what your looking for.

http://www.algaebase.org/


This site may be better

http://floridapets.tripod.com/marineplants.html

I guess it could be Caulerpa Prolifera. It hard to tell from you picture

 

What you have there is a type of Caulerpa. I have some in my fuge and its a very prolific grower.

 

Thank you for the info going to check out the web site.

 

It looks like Caulerpa brachypus Harvey to me.

Check out that link, lots of algae and pics.

 

Think what I have is caulerpa prolifera I got the ID from this web site http://floridapets.tripod.com/marineplants.html

 

Nice catch. That looks like it.

 

I agree...we have that growing in our show tank at work...I have to trim it back once a week or so...

 

Chances are, those bio balls aren't helping your nitrate issue either. You might consider ditching those a bit at a time and see if it helps.