Algae/Plant Identification

es355lucille · #1 03-05-2011, 02:21 AM

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

es355lucille · #2 03-06-2011, 09:16 PM

anyone??

Kevotron · #3 03-06-2011, 09:24 PM

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.

es355lucille · #4 03-06-2011, 09:30 PM

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?

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Originally Posted by Kevotron

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.

hillegom · #5 03-06-2011, 09:40 PM

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

es355lucille · #6 03-06-2011, 10:02 PM

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.

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Originally Posted by hillegom

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