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07-12-2007, 09:03 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: west virginia
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greenery
ok about a month ago this sprouted out, I dont know what it is but its really getting big was just wondering what it was, it has went from a sprout to 5 inches in diameter in a month.. i dont figure its going to hurt anything was just interested in finding out since i didnt buy it lol...at first i thought it was hair algae but it is built like a bush, sticks with green feather like projections all coming from a single stem at base.
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07-12-2007, 11:06 PM
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Duper Mod !
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
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The description sounds like bryopsis
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07-13-2007, 07:17 AM
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I loves me a water change
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Agreed. You don't want it.
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07-13-2007, 07:27 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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I agree also.
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07-13-2007, 09:33 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Dayton, OH
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Keep Repeating...
Eh - someone shared it with me, and it is like the only useful thing I know, so I'll keep posting it:
http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm
Nice page with a list of LR Hitchhikers. Shows pic of Bryopsis, and others. |
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07-13-2007, 10:11 AM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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i am being dead honest. you need to pull out the rock, pull off as much of it as you can... and then use a blow torch to burn everything left off the rock. it is evil stuff that will not die easily.
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07-13-2007, 03:35 PM
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Still Here, But Gone
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: The Wal-Mart State
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what is bryopsis ? never heard of it before....dude you happen to know where it came from ?
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07-13-2007, 04:36 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChilisREasy
what is bryopsis ? never heard of it before....dude you happen to know where it came from ?
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It as bad as hair algae get it out,came out of one of your rocks .
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07-13-2007, 08:35 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: west virginia
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well i did take it out as you suggested but it isnt spread all over the rock like it may seem, there is a single stem branch about 2 inches long on the top of the rock and it blooms out from there up kinda like a bonzai tree.. it hasnt spread moved or anything else its only the one stalk of it in the whole tank..its not as fuzzy or as full as all the pictures of bryopsis that i have looked at but does have similar features so its gone, dont need any headaches lol.. ty
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