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11-02-2005, 06:27 PM
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Reefer in training
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ridgewood, NJ
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ID on brown spots please
Starting to get these brown spots showing up in the tank on the rock.
Can someone ID and take a guess at what might be causing them? I just starting getting them (I'm guessing brown algae?).
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105 gallon, 175W MH w VHO Actinics
Refugium by Ecosystem
Live rock is like a box of chocolates, you never know what ya goin get
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11-02-2005, 06:40 PM
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Rockin-Roll Mod
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Coal Valley Illinois
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I have seen them before in my reef tank over the year's But they came & went never fond out what they were, i thought they were some kind of algae.
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11-03-2005, 09:13 AM
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Reefer in training
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Hey, we got lots of smart folks here, no one else wants to chime in here??
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First Reef and lovin it
105 gallon, 175W MH w VHO Actinics
Refugium by Ecosystem
Live rock is like a box of chocolates, you never know what ya goin get
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11-03-2005, 12:44 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Long Island, New York
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is it soft and very brown?
I have that on my rocks too...a decent amount.
I heard it could be Brown Plate Coralline algae...do a websearch on brown plate algae.
that's the best match i could find.
Personally, looks very ugly...I just pull it off |
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11-03-2005, 01:31 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
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I had Algae like that for a few months is was impossible to "pull off" or scrape off but it just went away on it's own
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11-03-2005, 07:56 PM
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Reefer in training
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Location: Ridgewood, NJ
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Mine just pulls off, dont really like the look of it. I wanted to know if it was a indication of a degrading tank condition??
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First Reef and lovin it
105 gallon, 175W MH w VHO Actinics
Refugium by Ecosystem
Live rock is like a box of chocolates, you never know what ya goin get
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11-04-2005, 01:05 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Are your lights old?
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11-04-2005, 04:15 AM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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have no idea. if it is hard, it is prolly some kind off corraline algae. it is an algae, so if you do not like it, remove it.
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11-04-2005, 07:08 AM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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looks like one of the forms of cyano.
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11-06-2005, 08:24 AM
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Reefer in training
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ridgewood, NJ
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The lights are getting to a point were I should be replacing (a year now). Thanks for the responses. I'll just peel off when I dont want it.
I was worried it was a sign that the tank my be going downhill, or at least use a good water change.
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First Reef and lovin it
105 gallon, 175W MH w VHO Actinics
Refugium by Ecosystem
Live rock is like a box of chocolates, you never know what ya goin get
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