algae id please

[jimbooo]

you may have read my "disaster recovery thread" posted this morning. the only left over algae (apart from a bit of hair algae) is this one but i've never seen it before it's deep red in colour. what is it???

looks like it belongs in a marine tank???

 

[Mr Miagi]

Hmm, it sure is something ive never seen in my fishtank before.

Here is a useful lin in algae identification. http/www.plantgeek.net/article_viewer.php?id=9

 

[jimbooo]

thanks for that, looks like i need to either dose micro ferts or soak the wood in bleach.

ferts coming out then. see how it goes

 

[iggy01]

Could be some form of brush algae. I've heard people claim to have success by upping CO2 to 30 mg/l. It's often seen in tanks with fluctuating CO2. Having seen your other thread ...........it's a possibility.

Good luck!

 

[The-Wolf]

looks like the dreaded rhodophyta red algea to me
http/www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/rhodophyta.html

 

[jimbooo]

thanks paul but it's more like a red hair algae rather than a slimy film. i think iggy01 may be right. it's only that single clump at the moment and luckily on mopani wood. i'll give it a scrub and see what happens.

thanks