Does anyone have this growing in their sump? - Page 2

Aquatic Express · 06-29-2008, 12:35 AM

its the same pic.. my bad...... i will take a pic of it tomorrow.

Aquatic Express · 06-29-2008, 01:33 PM

here is what mine looks like

**"DevIouS"** · 06-29-2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by "DevIouS"


	Could also Botryocladia skottsbergii aka Red Valonia.

Bob 1000 · 06-29-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Aqua Pro Builder


	Actually, you saw green grape covered with cyano.

No cyano in my tank.. It was actually bubble,, hard bubble algae covered in coraline,, purple coraline..

reefman · 06-29-2008, 06:42 PM

i have them. they seem to like to grow to a certain area, ie clinging on like barnacles. slow growers n easily scape off so not a big problem.

Aquatic Express · 06-29-2008, 08:32 PM

the questions is... is it good or bad?

**"DevIouS"** · 06-29-2008, 08:49 PM

Botryocladia skottsbergii

Valonia = bubble algae = bad

but as reefman stated, the are easy to remove & don't spread as much as common green bubble algae.

If you plan on removing it, do it out the tank to avoid bursting them & releasing spores.

My experience is...after I removed them, they eventually grew back on the frag it hitchhiked on.
I had to keep doing it, but it stay confined to that certain frag & never got out of control.

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06-29-2008, 08:49 PM	#17
"DevIouS" - Untitled - Join Date: May 2005 Location: Da B - X Posts: 7,059 Reefer Ratings: (61) Friends: (18)	Botryocladia skottsbergii Valonia = bubble algae = bad but as reefman stated, the are easy to remove & don't spread as much as common green bubble algae. If you plan on removing it, do it out the tank to avoid bursting them & releasing spores. My experience is...after I removed them, they eventually grew back on the frag it hitchhiked on. I had to keep doing it, but it stay confined to that certain frag & never got out of control.