Algae ID please

Bartman · #1 03-01-2007, 01:38 AM

I've been looking all over for an ID on this stuff but I can't find a reference. It looks like pink cotton candy. I can suck it out at water changes but it grows back pretty fast. Any idea what it is?

Tangman · #2 03-01-2007, 03:14 AM

Common name Red Hair algae
scientific name Asparagopsis (sporophyte stage)
to control it: strong biological filtration (nitrite)& hand removal
Herbivores: long spine urchins, seaslugs

BCOrchidGuy · #3 03-01-2007, 04:00 AM

Except for the part where you can suck it out I'd say it looks conspicuously close to an Erythropodium sp. but I can't find anything about them being red/pink, only blues and greenish brown. Nasty coral it seems. Let's hope it's the Asparagopsis.

Doug

Bartman · #4 03-01-2007, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Tangman

Common name Red Hair algae
scientific name Asparagopsis (sporophyte stage)
to control it: strong biological filtration (nitrite)& hand removal
Herbivores: long spine urchins, seaslugs

Thanks for the info. Using the scientific name above I looked for pictures and what I have appears to be Falkenbergia Rufolanosa, which is a form of Asparagopsis. Where did you find the info above?

Tangman · #5 03-01-2007, 01:41 PM

This bookhttp://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...ct_ID=lit-apsg

BCOrchidGuy · #6 03-01-2007, 02:05 PM

I've been meaning to buy that book for a few years now.

Doug

Tangman · #7 03-01-2007, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BCOrchidGuy

I've been meaning to buy that book for a few years now.

Doug

Well it's time to get it ,BCOrchidGuy !