Id on this

[cboylan1606]

Anyone have any Id on this. Growing in the sump. Tried chaeto and red ogo but neither survived then all the sudden this leafy algae came in

 

[LIreefguy]

Looks like grape calurpa

 

[cboylan1606]

Looks like grape calurpa

How would that have gotten in without introducing it

 

[NashobaTek]

How would that have gotten in without introducing it

Might have been in the other 2 varieties you tried, all it would take is a small piece.

 

[cboylan1606]

Is it ok or should I pull it out

 

[cboylan1606]

It looks like little leafs rather than grapes tho

 

[ChiCity]

it’s some type of halimeda algae

 

[NashobaTek]

It's a macro algae so it's not going to hurt anything

 

[NashobaTek]

it’s some type of halimeda algae

That's what I thought as well

 

[WheatToast]

Looks like Caulerpa chemnitzia (once Caulerpa peltata).

 

[AlgaeBarn]

Looks like Caulerpa chemnitzia (once Caulerpa peltata).

We agree!