Help identifying what is growing on my filter intake.

[JamesHar07]

Hi All

I’m fairly new to the reef hobby, I’ve been running my Aqua Marin 1200 for about a year now. There’s a red almost solid growth around the filter intake. I have attached photos, please can someone help me identify what it is?

Sorry about the photo quality, my light is confusing my camera!

Thanks James

 

[SaltyWalty]

looks like coraline algae. Usually a good thing

 

[fishface NJ]

Yup coralline

 

[twentyleagues]

3rd Coralline algae. Its what gives the reef rocks that reef rocks looks. It does seem to really like plastic more though.

 

[JamesHar07]

looks like coraline algae. Usually a good thing

Thank you! just had a read up, I'm really happy about that. Thanks again