Algae in sump advice!

[Aaron Davis]

Hey guys,

I purchased a bag of algae from a LFS a few months back and and now wondering what I got exactly; as I've noticed a few different types of algae in my sump. I noticed a few bubbles of what appears to be green bubble algae on the end of my heater. Is this alright in my sump? I feel like I should be removing it. I accidentally popped one of the bubbles yesterday when doing some maintenance. I have some normal chaeto and I also believe I have BRYOPSIS, CAULERPA and some Red Algae of some kind. Possibly POLYSIPHONIA? All these different algae species are in a large group.

Are these species alright or preferred? Or should I remove them all and start over with ONLY chaeto?

Thanks!

Aaron

 

[jefra]

Definitely remove bryopsis or anything that resembles it and proceed cautiously with the caulerpa. Using chaeto exclusively is definitely the safest option.