Is this algae or what?

[ZachariahBeanzz]

Hey, as I was looking at my tank this morning, I noticed this stringy looking stuff coming off from my rock work. I didn’t know what it was, so I poked and tried pulling on it with some tweezers, and it’s definitely not a worm. Is this some sort of algae? It’s appearing on my rock work in smaller clusters, sorry if the photos are bad, they were the best I could get!

 

[lapin]

Looks like algae to me. If you can’t pull it out, maybe a shot of boiling vinegar will kill it .

 

[ZachariahBeanzz]

Sorry for a letter reply, but I got some better pictures.

 

[ZachariahBeanzz]

Bump!

 

[Subsea]

Zach,
I suggest getting a toothbrush dipped in peroxide and brush the growth away.

 

[Tahoe61]

Does the appearance look similar to a fern, if so than Byropsis. Link for ID below.

Reef Cleaners

A good guide to identify most of the nuisance algae that plagues the hobby. Complete with pictures and suggested treatments

www.reefcleaners.org