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Old 09-22-2009, 11:29 AM   #1
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Help ID Please?


I have two strange green algae growning in my tank, just wondering what they are and should I be concerened? Also some new frags I got, I can't remember the names of. I think one is a pulsating xenia, and the big one is a kenya tree I think, don't know the others,
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Old 09-22-2009, 05:05 PM   #2
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Hi! Sorry, can't help with the algae, but I'm gonna vote:

from L to R, #3 [some type of botton polyp/palythoa]
row 2, #1[green star polyps?] #2[kenya tree] #3[ ? ]is this the xenia? is it pulsing?
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Old 09-22-2009, 05:39 PM   #3
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#2 in the first row almost looks like hair algae. I am not sure what the first is, the pic is a little blurry. Can you describe it a little?
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Old 09-22-2009, 09:35 PM   #4
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#2 top is bryopsis. #3 top is a zoanthid #3 bottom Xenia
#1 bottom GSP or green star polyps like random said, #2 bottom is Kenya tree
The only one im having a problem with is #1.....I think its hairalgae....but I would have to see how its attached and the actual length to be postive. Its very light in color, usually if you have it its a nice dark green.
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Old 09-22-2009, 10:27 PM   #5
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Everyone else got to them before I did the kenya tree i have the same one got a frag a few days ago, I love it (hope you do). Xenia looks cool and love the zoo's. (zoa's?). the bottom first does and does not look like GSP, they look different somehow (cute).
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Old 09-22-2009, 10:50 PM   #6
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You can treat the bryopsis by elevating the mag level. Rather than retyping it all, I would suggest a quick search. There are some fairly detailed threads on how to raise the mag safely and what to do after it is gone

If you can't find the info, I can always dig through some of the posts.
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Old 09-23-2009, 10:27 AM   #7
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are you guys sure #2 top isn't chaetomorpha? #1 top kind of looks like that bryopsis algae (never seen it or at least recognized it personally, but it looks like it), but I know I've seen chaetomorpha and it looks a lot more like that. that stuff is good for stocking your refugium.
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