SuncrestReef Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I have a new type of algae showing up on several rocks in my tank. It has a flat leaf or ribbon shape about 1/4" across. It comes off easily, but still leaves a small part stuck to the rock and grows right back quickly. Nothing in my tank seems interested in eating it. (Kole tang, emerald crabs, snails, etc.)Can anyone help ID it, and any recommendations to eradicate it?Here are my parameters:Temp = 78Salinity = 1.026pH = 8.0 - 8.4Alk = 8.2 dKHCal = 420 ppmMag = 1350 ppmNO3 = 4 ppmPO4 = 0.03 ppm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Ulva lactuca Would have thought the kole would have eaten it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, CuttleFishandCoral said: Ulva lactuca Would have thought the kole would have eaten it. Maybe if I cut down on feeding him nori he'll figure it out... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Add like 5 more tangs and I’m sure it will go away. Also a few rabbit fish. But seriously, might be time to up your cleanup crew. I have great luck with turbos eating it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 That is Lackus quarantinensis... More tangs!! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 23 minutes ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: That is Lackus quarantinensis... Oh, that's right...I should have known better after getting that latest mystic sunset monti from you! 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 1 hour ago, CuttleFishandCoral said: Add like 5 more tangs and I’m sure it will go away. Also a few rabbit fish. But seriously, might be time to up your cleanup crew. I have great luck with turbos eating it. I've got several tennis ball sized turbos you could borrow... they do great with frags. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 I manually removed as much as I could, and took a toothbrush to the spots on the rock where it was growing. I'll see how long it takes to grow back. I also found a lot growing on the magnet bracket of my gyre. I swapped it out with my spare gyre for cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas_one Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Pics? What color is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 12 minutes ago, xmas_one said: Pics? What color is it? There's a picture in the original post at the top of this thread. It's already been identified as ulva. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas_one Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Can’t see pic 😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, xmas_one said: Can’t see pic 😐 There seems to be a technical problem with images on the forum. I just reported an error to @Chief and @TheClark because I couldn’t upload any new images, but it now appears we can’t view existing images either. Edited June 19, 2019 by SuncrestReef 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 There seems to be a technical problem with images on the forum. I just reported an error to [mention=12890]Chief[/mention] and [mention=15306]TheClark[/mention] because I couldn’t upload any new images, but it now appears we can’t view existing images either.REMAIN CALM!!! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Thanks guys, still having billing issues with amazon s3... Lets see what happens next month 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 9 hours ago, TheClark said: Thanks guys, still having billing issues with amazon s3... Lets see what happens next month I learned to loathe AWS billing during school. I empathize. I always thought sea lettuce was a good thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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