mseepman's 16" starfire nano

Myka · #1 05-21-2009, 05:06 AM

No hot-linking to that pic....grr

That plating algae was Lobophora wasn't it? I can't remember what it looked like...

BlueAbyss · #2 05-21-2009, 05:51 AM

Was that the golden plating algae? Did I see that on here or NR?

Myka · #3 05-21-2009, 05:52 AM

I don't know if it's "the" golden plating algae, but it is kinda golden.

BlueAbyss · #4 05-21-2009, 06:00 AM

Aha! So I'm not dreaming!

I love macro, I would just keep picking it off, sort of an 'in tank refugium'. Though less refuge and more algae filter, I guess

mseepman · #5 05-21-2009, 10:01 PM

haha, macro's I can appreciate...this is starting to reach epidemic proportions...I'm thinking about trying a little blue or black stripped tuxedo urchin to see if he'll munch on this stuff. With my luck, he won't.

Sadly, my very fat little clown Goby dove to his death today. He must have decide to carpet surf just before I checked on the tank as he was still wet. He was a lot of fun, but I don't think I'll replace him with another as already my SPS is happier today than it's been in a while (better polyp extension) so he might have been nipping.

I've put a few new pics of the algae up in case someone recognizes it for me.

BlueAbyss · #6 05-22-2009, 01:31 AM

Wow that stuff IS taking over. Best of luck getting rid of it... maybe it will go away after a while, like a phase of some type (like the HA phase that a lot of people seem to go through)?

Badfish · #7 05-22-2009, 01:51 AM

Just read through the thread... Real nice tank! As far as your algae it looks like dictyota algae or nitophyllum. Good looking stuff in my opinion and i think its also a sign that things are doing well. Try a small diadema/longspine urchin.
HTH