Help to ID this red stuff that's on the rock

[niloc16]

what type of skimmer are you using?

[Marinegeek101]

Ya mine looks like that red cotton algae

[Carrera75]

Originally Posted by niloc16

what type of skimmer are you using?

Thsi tank does not have a skimmer. I do weekly water changes and I don't feed a lot. All the water parameters are fine, I use Salifert test kits and they are suppose to be very accurate. There are so many people with small tanks that don't use a skimmer and their tanks do extremely well. In fact, the Canreef Tank of the Month does not use a skimmer, sump or refuge and it looks amazing. I know some people are going to say that I need a skimmer but as I mentioned before, there is proof that a tank without a skimmer can be done successfully.

I did a bit more research and found the name of this algae, RED TURF ALGAE. Apparently Mexican Turbo snails eat this algae. I wonder if J$L has some in stock.

cheers

[andsoitgoes]

There's a lot of people on the boards that have extensive setups and don't use skimmers, however I figure it NEVER hurts to have one (Got a prizm you could use, my friend!!! ^_^)

I'm going to call J&L pretty soon, want to get a few emerald crabs from them to help with my horrid Valonia problems! I'll let you know if I hear from them before you do

[Bartman]

Sounds like a bit of an epidemic lately:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...d=1#post240186