Macro Algae ID?

[ellebelle]

Anyone know what this is?

It's growing on a rock all the way in the back of my tank. It looks pretty cool... it starts as a bubble looking thing and elogates. When I first saw it, I thought it was bubble algae covered in cyano.

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

weird thats what i was going to say but maybe its a colony of grape colored kelp starting to grow idk its really awsome though. but looking at the grape kelp again it really isnt as branchy as this one this is nice though

 

[ellebelle]

Definitely not grape. The closest I could find was Scinaia complanata. But mine doesn't seem to be growing in a ball. Mine is also really red, whereas some of the Scinaia photos look more brown.

PAGING DEANOS, LINKMASTER!

It is cool stuff! I wish I knew how to encourage it to grow.

 

[inkblue]

looKs like what wwoF seLLs :afro:

 

[ellebelle]

that looks really short though. What is the name of it?

 

[tosiek]

The one wwof has and the one u got are different. Either of the two are quickly eaten by the large turbo's with the black shells. Can;t help you with the name but if your ever gonna frag it out let me know =)

 

[ellebelle]

That's all I have of it, Tony. If it starts to grow more wildly, I'd certain pick some for you.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Lissa,

I have no clue what it is but if you have a frag after Tony's, I'd gladly trade/take some off your hands.

-Kris

 

[inkblue]

:lol2: 1 staLk for tonY, 1 for kRisen and lissa keep last staLk... poor macRo :help:

 

[Deanos]

The closest I could find was Scinaia complanata. But mine doesn't seem to be growing in a ball. Mine is also really red, whereas some of the Scinaia photos look more brown.

PAGING DEANOS, LINKMASTER!

Scinaia complanata

 

[ellebelle]

Hmm, maybe mine will grow into a massive ball. Or even better, maybe i'll get all of the nutrients out of my tank and it will shrivel up and die.

 

[tosiek]

actually lissa the stuff grows descently fast, not chaeto fast but fast. You'll have a ball in no time.

 

[ellebelle]

I also have the grape red macro algae on the other side of my tank.