December 30, 200520 yr comment_81771 Brought this from a chinaman returning home and have this growing on it... what is it and is it bad? Report
December 30, 200520 yr comment_81773 oh that is very bad. Were the one that cleared out that guy on the north shore Report
December 30, 200520 yr comment_81777 Turns out it was ghostface.Wopps I dont know what it is. Looks like a furn. Report
December 30, 200520 yr Author comment_81778 yep... Throw out a coral plate with heaps on it.. this is the only bit I have. What should I do? Report
December 30, 200520 yr comment_81782 http://images.google.co.nz/images?svnum=10&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=caulerpa+taxifolia&spell=1 maybe? Report
December 30, 200520 yr comment_81789 does not look like taxifolia. could be Bryopsis. i would make a big effort to remove it. Report
December 30, 200520 yr Author comment_81790 Options 1) throw out the whole thing? 2) Take it out of the water and remove as much as possible and keep doing it. as I said so far there is none any where else. Report
December 30, 200520 yr comment_81801 Take it out of the water and remove as much as possible and keep doing it. also leave in a dark place for a few days. Report
December 30, 200520 yr comment_81805 none of the stuff i got from him seems to have it [touch wood]. not sure what it is, but it wouldnt look pretty spread all over your tank. i'd remove as much as poss, and maybe try to find a fish that eats it Report
December 30, 200520 yr comment_81817 As a last ditch effort before chucking the whole thing, try this it will work. Get a bottle from the lfs of that algae cure they use for fresh water tanks, it's only about 3 bucks. Remove the rock, and drip the algae cure directly onto the algae. Then leave the rock out of the water for 1/2 hour. Then let rock soak in a bucket with tank water for a few hours. Then rinse several times and put back in tank. This method will kill the algae, it will die over the next few days. However it may also kill some corals although zoos are usually OK. So it should only be a last resort. If you do get any algae rid in the tank, despite the rinsing, it will make the skimmer go nuts. Report
December 30, 200520 yr comment_81822 could be Bryopsis it is Bryopsis. remove the rock and flush under boiling water. if your tank is very nutrient poor it will not grow much, if you have lots of nutrients it will explode in growth and cover almost everything and nothing seems to eat it. remove the zoo before hand so that you have some to start a new colony. Report
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