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Old 10-31-2005, 06:38 AM
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I found this growing on some of the rocks. Is this some type of algae???


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Old 10-31-2005, 09:41 AM
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thats padina brown algae,likes high nutrient,it will go away on its own
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Old 10-31-2005, 03:04 PM
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I think the common name is scroll algae, there is a picture of it in the Bob Fenner book "Reef Invertebrates" and they say it is an ideal macro algae for nutrient export.
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