Something new

[Jennie]

I noticed that there is something new that poped up on a piece of my live rock a few days ago. I'll have a picture this weekend, but I'll try and discribe it now. It's a burgandy color about the size of a dime. It looks like a few 'bubbles' are coming out of the center. the 'bubbles' aren't a solid color, but more like a tinted clear burgandy (for lack of a better discription). Now that I think about it, I should have checked with and without the lights to see if it changed shapes or anything but didn't think about it, sorry. Any ideas?

 

[Dollarz81]

A pic would really help! I am wondering if it is bubble algea. I have seen burgandy bubble algea before. Please try posting a pic.

 

[Jennie]

I haven't been able to get a picture, my camera wont focus clearly on it

 

[djconn]

Its really hard to ID without a pic. I'm thinking maybe some kind of macro algae or something like dollarz said??

 

[Jennie]

does anyone know of any sites that I might be able to ID this thing from?

 

[djconn]

reefcentral.com is a pretty good site...without pics I doubt anyone is going to be able to help you any more than we have :?

 

[Jennie]

Sorry, guess I didn't phrase that right. What I meant was if there was a site that I might be able to research varias algeas, or even better if there are any sites that have pictures listed.

 

[Karita]

Jennie, did you try taking it from farther away (where your camera can focus on it) and then cropping it on your computer? That is what I usually do and can focus fairly well on small stuff.

 

[Jennie]

I hate it when I overlook the obvious, thanks K

 

[Jennie]

Ok, I finally got some pictures, but can't seem to crop them to focus like I would have liked.

http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?c=ce94ptxt.5w633vmx&x=0&y=wavaug

With it being on the back side of a rock, if these pictures don't help then maybe I can rearrange the rocks so it's forward facing. Thanks in advance.

 

[Dollarz81]

How many clowns you have in your tank? From what I can tell, looks like eggs......but it is very blurry and I really cannot tell.

 

[Jennie]

Im sorry about the quality of the photos, but no they are not eggs, the two clowns were just introduced this past week.

 

[Jennie]

Ok, after turning the rock around and getting a clearer picture, I think you're right on the bubble aglae guess. Any feedback would be appriciated.

 

[just dave]

It's not Bubble algae (Valonia) and it's fine.

 

[Jennie]

Any ideas on what it actually is?

 

[just dave]

No idea but I've seen it alot and even have some in my .75. I find it to be desirable.

 

[djconn]

Jennie, good job with the pics. They helped a lot. What you're trying to identify looks a whole lot like this algae that started growing in my tank and came in as a hitchhiker as well. Its grown considerabily and I really like it. I've got people asking me for small frags. I think it just some sort of red algae. It started really small like yours.

 

[Jennie]

You know that's odd that you posted that picture. I was looking at the tank this morning and noticed (what I think) is more of this stuff growing. This week the tank has went through an algae bloom so it looks bad, but when I got to looking closer I thought that I saw more only tinier. Of course I cuold be wrong altogether. Anyway back to what I was saying, These new growths aren't looking round like the picture I posted, but more longated. When I pictured what it would look like grown out, I pictured exactly what you posted.