What’s this red stuff growing out of my coral

[Benhuan]

Hi all,
What’s this red stuff growing out of the coral? Some kind of algae? It’s on the left of the coral.

 

[Retro Reefer]

From what I can see it looks like macro algae but hard to tell from the pictures, it’s best to cut blues when providing pictures for help.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Please post another pic but with brighter lights so we can determine if its macro algae or cyano

 

[Benhuan]

Please post another pic but with brighter lights so we can determine if its macro algae or cyano

Sorry here is the updated pics

 

[vetteguy53081]

Although it looks like a tiny anemone in phone screen, closer to macro algae

 

[homer1475]

The red spot on the lower left side of that mini colony?

Looks like cyanobacteria to me.

 

[Benhuan]

The red spot on the lower left side of that mini colony?

Looks like cyanobacteria to me.

Shiet how would i go about remove it? Just take the coral out and scrub it?

 

[SeaDweller]

Cyano

 

[vetteguy53081]

Cyano? lets do a test !
Grab a turkey baster and blow gentle bursts on the red stuff. if it blows away fairly easy, it cyano. If it remains, Macro algae

 

[Rick5]

Agreed that it’s likely Cyanobacteria. @vetteguy53081 ’s suggested test is a good idea.

 

[minus9]

Looks to me as if there's a barnacle that lives in that part of the coral? I've seen this before when there's a lot of food and/or particulates in the water column and the barnacle leaves deposits or detritus and it builds up and causes this to happen.

 

[Benhuan]

Agreed that it’s likely Cyanobacteria. @vetteguy53081 ’s suggested test is a good idea.

Yep did the test and the red just popped off. Got it out of my tank as soon as if flew off. Looks like cyano

 

[Aleculshaw]

Cyano? lets do a test !
Grab a turkey baster and blow gentle bursts on the red stuff. if it blows away fairly easy, it cyano. If it remains, Macro algae

hi! im new to keeping a tank, i’ve recently (couple months ago) got a new coral and it seems to grow leafs and red ones, what is the difference between cyanide and macro algae? and are they dangerous?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yep did the test and the red just popped off. Got it out of my tank as soon as if flew off. Looks like cyano

Cyano will be more of a may whereas macro will be leafy or bubble with leaves such as gracillaria