halymenia dilatata

I’m currently in the process of rescaping. I picked up suction cup macro yesterday. Last year I found what I believe to be H. dilatata wild at my lfs for sale $10 a cup. I grew it out and sold chunks to my local area for $5 just to spread some love. My mother colony died off and I gave up on it...

When green and brown macroalgae begin to die, they turn pale/darkened in coloration (I assume the Fucoxanthin in brown macroalgae/Chlorophyll in green macroalgae that colors the algae is breaking down) before melting away. However, red macroalgae goes neon-orange and fluoresces under blue light...