Cool Looking Bubble Algae, anyone know what type it is?

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It's slow growing and seems to pop up in small clumps around the tank. Has nice orange fluorescent spots and a deep red color. I much prefer it over the green bubble algae as it's been in my tank for a few months and has barely spread. Any ideas on what species it could be? Thanks in advance.

 

[X-37B]

It's slow growing and seems to pop up in small clumps around the tank. Has nice orange fluorescent spots and a deep red color. I much prefer it over the green bubble algae as it's been in my tank for a few months and has barely spread. Any ideas on what species it could be? Thanks in advance.

I'm seeing green hairlike algae?
Bubbles?
Another pic may help.

 

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I'm seeing green hairlike algae?
Bubbles?
Another pic may help.

Here it is zoomed in, and from a different angle.

 

[X-37B]

That dosent look like standard bubble algae. Still hard to tell.
Looks like some bubble algae caught in the hair algae.
I have this in my system that came in on glr.

 

[sixty_reefer]

It’s very likely to be Botryocladia skottsbergii.

 

[X-37B]

It’s very likely to be Botryocladia skottsbergii.

Thats looks like some that came in on my glr but never survived.
It just looked green in the pic.

 

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Do these look similar? https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/id-needed.1167416/

Then it might be a member of the Ectocarpales order, possibly Colpomenia sp. or Leathesia sp. according to my and ISpeakForTheSeas' analysis on the posted thread. (Compare to post #5 and see post #9 for a more detailed explanation).

The image quality is obviously a bit limited, so it's hard to tell and you might have to make the comparison.

 

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It’s very likely to be Botryocladia skottsbergii.

Yes I believe this is it, thank you!

 

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Do these look similar? https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/id-needed.1167416/

Then it might be a member of the Ectocarpales order, possibly Colpomenia sp. or Leathesia sp. according to my and ISpeakForTheSeas' analysis on the posted thread. (Compare to post #5 and see post #9 for a more detailed explanation).

The image quality is obviously a bit limited, so it's hard to tell and you might have to make the comparison.

Those definitely look a bit flatter and more tan/orange in color. Cool looking though!

 

[EnterName]

Those definitely look a bit flatter and more tan/orange in color. Cool looking though!

Just re-read the post, you meant the whole clumps not only the dots. That's my bad. Happy reefing!