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RyanNi
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Posted 11/29/2007 2:36:48 PM
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Hey everyone, again! I've had this on two forums previous to this and after no results.....or at least any that met my satisfaction, I decided to give the real experts a try at it. I can always count on this forum to help me out with a ID, any problems with anything and the proper way to setup a tank. This is not a "last resort", but I prefer to try high traffic areas first and leave you to the more important questions. OK now to the question. What type of algae is this http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1257234? It's in my 29 gallon BioCube and has spread quite fast, it seems to be doing no damage and is very loosly attached to mainly other algae. I have one small hectors goby in this tank and that's it for fish. Is there something I could add to eliminate or control this algae? Or should I just leave it be and only prune it when needed? I really appreciate your help. Thanks. If this should be posted somewhere else, please let me know. Thanks again.
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RyanNi
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Posted 11/30/2007 3:39:27 PM
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Moved to the appropriate section...........I think?
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Eric Borneman
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Posted 12/1/2007 5:47:56 AM
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I'm sorry Ryan, but I cannot tell at all what that is. I can't see its upright form and even if I could it would be likely very difficult to know. I sent some alga (mentioned in the red algae sticky) to the Litler's and they wrote back with several quite disparate guesses and saying that to identify it would take far too much time that they didn't have at that time. They are probably the world's best working algal taxonomists. Some algae are obvious, like some corals. But, if it's Indo-Pacific, I don't even think there is a good complete guide for all the tropical algae yet, and then it would only be a guide and I would need to try and do taxonomy and I have never done algal taxonomy before. There are so many, and there is inherent variability in growth form with many species, too. Wish I could tell you, but I think you will have to keep wondering unless you can teach yourself or collaborate with someone. I have had several algae that I have wished I knew what they were, tried to use my references, and basically just gave up. Sorry 
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RyanNi
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Posted 12/1/2007 6:46:35 AM
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Thanks Eric, no problem at all. I guess I'll just watch how quickly it grows and see how difficult it is to get rid of. It really doesn't seem to be to big of a problem right now. I do know angels will eat it, but I won't be adding a angel to a cube. I'll see if the LFS I work at has a small fish that likes this algae, I can test the fish by using the same algae at the store as "bait". Thanks again.
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