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07-18-2006, 10:27 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Newton, NC
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I have a strange, weird, growth...
in my aquarium. Actually, my friend does in his aquarium.
Heh, seriously. I've seen hair algae before...don't think that this is hair algae, but it does have some of the same characteristics. As in long and stringy. It doesn't seem to have any color to it and it grows very quickly. His parents brought him some seaweed from the beach...I was thinking it may have something to do with the "problem". Any suggestions? Is this stuff bad? Where is it from?
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07-18-2006, 10:31 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ellijay Ga
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Is there any of getting a pic of it. That would be helpful in the id
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07-18-2006, 10:35 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Newton, NC
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We're gonna work on a pic...the stuff almost looks clear...like a spider web.
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07-18-2006, 10:45 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Newton, NC
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The stuff is too translucent...and flowing about in the tank for me to get a picture of it that would work. I know its not much to go on...what are the possibilities?
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07-18-2006, 11:04 PM
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moddin aint easy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: newnan, ga
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seems more like a slime coat from something the way you describe it, like a wrasse coccoon, or something from a ticked off coral.
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07-19-2006, 12:11 AM
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Saltwater Mom
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ga
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Don't recommend adding stuff from wild. You never know what your adding to your reef and what impact it would have. Could be ticked of corals or the little worms. I don't remember what they are called but they are usually on live rock, red in color, spiral shaped and during feeding or agitating the water they send out a web like material for filter feeding.
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07-19-2006, 12:48 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: alpharetta, GA
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um i really dont like adding stuff from the wild like seaweed, snail, crabs, shells in the water, rock in the water.
i would get an old toothbrush and scrub the rock as easy as that make sure you got alot of flow in the tank so it does not just fall on other rocks instead of in the filter.
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07-19-2006, 07:16 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Is it real tuff to the feel?
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07-19-2006, 09:40 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Newton, NC
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No...the current breaks it apart every now and then as it gets longer. I don't know why he put the seaweed in his tank...he knows better. I guess he didn't want to hurt his parents feelings.
It's a fish only tank and he's had it set up for only about 2 months. Maybe it is hair algae...I just don't think it is though. I'm gonna take my digital camera to his house today and see if I can get a picture.
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