Help me ID THIS RED ALGAE

Christopher Davis

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I am not sure what I’ve got growing on my rocks! And to answer the obvious it is not RED SLIME.
It floresses like a coral bright red Almost like a red mushroom would under the blues. Yet it’s encrusting like coraline?! What the heck?! I haven’t really noticed it until tonight. Any ideas?!

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It's a red coraline algae. It competes with the purple coraline, but I found it's restricted to growing on the socks and doesn't grow on the glass. I have a mixture in my tank
 
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It's a red coraline algae. It competes with the purple coraline, but I found it's restricted to growing on the socks and doesn't grow on the glass. I have a mixture in my tank
It’s kinda pretty the fact it somewhat floresses is sweet
 

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