is this bad?
 

should i try and remove that algea that is growing on the rock beside the closest acro? it seems to be growing really slowly and it doesn't really look bad.

can someone identify it?
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...15IMG_0917.JPG

Thats Halimeda macro algae.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-04/nftt/

it likes to eat calcium.

thanks for the link Ryan. i am undisided at this point weather i want to keep it or not. any oppinions would be appriciated. :confused:

Well I'll offer my opinion then :razz:

I had some halimeda in my tank last year. Personally, I love the stuff, I really like the look of it and as a dual purpose it uses up nutrients that other nasty (ie. caulerpa) macroalgaes might otherwise use. You may not want it in a tank where you are dosing calcium but I had a reactor so I didn't see it being a problem. I was doing pretty well growing it last year until the dinoflagellates wiped it out. :confused:

HTH

Christy :)

I have some in my Fuge along with some Chaeto. :biggrin:

Personally, I like halimeda. Like the others have stated, just keep Calcium levels high.

Anthony

I have some halimeda and I think it is quite attractive, but I'm beginning to consider it a nuisance, as it pops up in unwanted places and needs to be pruned from time to time.

thannks for the replies guys :biggrin: i think that i might give it a try and see what happens. i would like to maybe try and move it to a better spot though.
now that i think of it it started to grow after i added some sps corals and dosing calcium. the stuff must have been there all along and didn't atart growing untill the calcium levels were high enough. i have haf that rock in the tank far longer than any of the sps corals.

If you want to get rid of it just bring it to work I have room for it I love the stuff but only have a small amount.

Cheers
Tyler