Lets See Some Pest Algae

[KingFish]

Here's shot of my refugium glass; hard to scrape off and butt ugly ...I can hardly see through it now ...

Possibly a variation Coralline Algae but it seems to grow in the low flow areas as well

[Morgan]

It is not coralline algae.......this is what happen if you don't clean your glass very often

Now you have to scrub like hell to get rid of it.

[diabolus]

hahahaha....

[woonming]

Use Phone Card or Credit Card very easy and fast ...

[[d]3v|L]

nice fat pods

[Tanzy]

I have a coralline infestation too! I am fighting, but losing, a button invasion. Damn pests!

Notice the luxuriant growth on the glass. The coralline will clog up my Stream in a month and compete with my SPS for calcium too.

[woonming]

Tanzy add in some stuff that eat coraline ...

i got this crab in my tank that is eatting all my coraline algea

[Tanzy]

I think the crab will find many other tastier things in my tank!

I have an urchin but coralline grows faster than it can graze.

[Razo]

I have a coralline infestation too! I am fighting, but losing, a button invasion. Damn pests!

Notice the luxuriant growth on the glass. The coralline will clog up my Stream in a month and compete with my SPS for calcium too.

tot i read somewhere u scrap n gave away?

[Tanzy]

Intend to but I unable to do so the other time and now I am not free to scrape and meet up with people. That's why I'm leaving the coralline until I have time to do it because I will have to replace the water that I siphon out.

[bum]

how's this for ugly?

this is just a few days growth,

if they grew in the main tank...

i'd

[shiraz]

my fav algae... it came and went..

[woonming]

my fav algae... it came and went.. 

[KingFish]

It is not coralline algae.......this is what happen if you don't clean your glass very often

Now you have to scrub like hell to get rid of it.

Yes Prof.... and they have such a death grip like a Al Frag-ya operative on a frag ... remind me next time to come up with a auto-scrubber...

Btw Prof., I believe no one can come close to you and your Discus tank

[KingFish]

Taking cue from Tanzy, here's a peek at my other pest algae on my left pane...

[Tanzy]

Coralline on the rocks look nice, especially if they whorl but on the glass, it makes the tank look dark and dirty. That's why I can't take a front shot of the tank as those who were at my place in person over the weekend can attest to. Scraping coralline is also very tiring.

[Achilles Tang]

Shiraz, Cyano is not nuisance algae... it's bacteria in nature.

The full name of cyano is cyanobacteria!

[shiraz]

ermmm but it envelopes corals and kills them right? isn't every1 trying to get rid of it?..... hmmm after all i said it was my fav what! hahahha

[Hammerhead]

My tank is also infested with these reddish and greenish algae! Now the entire tank looks like a forest! So ugly! Will using a protein skimmer help reduce these algae growth? My arms are real tired from all the scrubbing!

[Achilles Tang]

Here's what my 1 month's worth of coralline algae growth is like.

Photo as of today 11 Sept 03.

[Achilles Tang]

Here's the same spot approximately 1 month ago on 14 Aug 03.

(It was scrapped recently to maintain my black acrylic background... today... I gave up!)

[GATECRASHER]

I like coralline algae on glass. looks so cool. like the tank is thriving. how long does it take my tank to be like that?

[Jimng]

ME like coraline algae, if scrape, don't want can giveme???

me use to seed tank.....

[ai[k²]wan]

at i suggest u leave your background purple. when it covers the back of the tank, it would look super cool

[Achilles Tang]

Not really... i want a black background for contrasts. Now... with my coralline encrusted rocks and wall... my purple-coloured corals are blended right in.