Algea ID
 

I was wondering if someone might be able to help me identify this algea and if it's a problem.
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algea
 

Its hard to tell from my blackberry, is this algae thick and brown? I had some on a couple pieces of rock I got and my clean up crew wouldn't touch it either, until I introduced stomatella snails. It was gone in a week

It sounds like the stuff you had was Lobophora, this however looks different. I've never seen this stuff before, weird... :confused:

that's a new and improved one for sure:new-alie:

ya it's weird for sure. It's turning quite dark so I'm hoping that's an indication it could be dying.

Anyone else want to take a stab at what this might be?

lobophora
 

Yep what I had was lobophora. Thanks for the I d. The algae u got looks like what grows on the rocks in the ocean here at white rock beach

any suggestions as to how I might be able to get rid of it?

What is your nitrate and phosphate levels at? What kind of lighting are you using and how long do you have them on for? Do you use RO/DI water? There are many factors that can cause algae problems.

Nitrate and phosphate levels are both at zero. Lighting is AI Sol's, RO/DI water from day 1.

I'm going to bump up my cleanup crew and see if that helps. I'm also going to take out any pieces I can and scrub them with a wire brush.