Feather Dusters

[brandondavidson]

Hello everyone! I know this isn’t considered nuisance algae but I figured this would be the best forum to post in. I have these maroon colored feather dusters spreading throughout my tank. They don’t seem to irritate my corals (yet) but they do grow fast and are taking up real estate where I would like to place corals. I have been manually removing them but they quickly grow back within a week or two. Does anyone have experience with these and any successful treatments aside from regular manual removal? Picture attached. Thanks!

 

[Subsea]

I think you should start selling that. If it is feather dusters, it’s a testimony to a healthy mature tank.

Can you get a close up with white light? I think it is attractive.

The fact that you say it grows fast makes me think this is a seaweed or a sponge, not a feather duster.

 

[GSPClown94]

Can’t see much with all the blue light. Would need pics under white light but I’m guessing these probably aren’t feather dusters and might be hydroids or something else.

 

[brandondavidson]

Can’t see much with all the blue light. Would need pics under white light but I’m guessing these probably aren’t feather dusters and might be hydroids or something else.

I believe you are right about the hydroids. Will try to upload a better pic

 

[brandondavidson]

Photo with flash

 

[brandondavidson]

Any ideas?