Algae/Plant Identification
 

I have been looking through some algae identification sites on the web......can anyone tell me what this is? Is it good or bad? It is starting to spread so I need to know. The fish do not appear to eat it....and the emerald crabs don't go after it either.

Thanks in advance

http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/P1010559.jpg

anyone??

Do they have a rough/hard texture to them ? if so then is Halimeda Algae which is calcareous, and will drain ur calcium levels in your tank.

No they don't Kevotron. They bend in the current and when I removed one it feels like a regular leaf. When the lights are on this stuff it is green, once the lights go out and I am looking into the tank with an LED flashlight they are more clear and white..they seem to loose their color. Weird?

How about Padina boergesenii
found here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/Pix%20Of%...otdarch302.htm

Hmmmm.....its the closest thing I have seen so far......the leaves on mine are scalloped shaped though. I searched "leafy rolled-blade algae" and the more pictures I see I would have to say no, I don't think so.

It started with just a couple and now I have a small garden growing on the side of the rock.

It looks like "Stypopodium' to me

That very well could be it ferret. There are many types of Stypopodium.....but there are at least one-two that it looks like. Thanks!

You are welcome and I should have added sp after Stypopodium. I have a macro algae tank and keeping different types of algae is one of my favour other than keeping marine fishes.

Cool, can you send me some pictures of your macro algae tank and let me know what all you keep? I am going to build a new system in the future and I am looking for information on this type of tank system as well. Let me know your lighting/feeding/water flow/harvesting requirements as well please. Thanks!