Orange Coralline algae?

[Bigbaby]

Hey guys I know this isnt a critter but i thought it be appropriate for a "hitchhiker id". I have coralline starting to grow but there is something very similar except the color is neon orange. I added some pics for reference. It is starting to grow on equipment alongside purple coralline growth. Does anyone know what this orange growth is?

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Following. I’ve had this before and I always thought it was another form of coraline.
I’d be happy to hear from someone that knows for sure

 

[geniusgio]

Lol I literally just posted about mine too. I just saw your post

 

[geniusgio]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/orange-coraline.356510/

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Well 3 people on one question sounds #reefsquad worthy

 

[Crabs McJones]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/w...ent-orange-coraline-instead-of-purple.207039/

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Oh dang now I wish I kept some from my old setup haha

 

[Oldsalt01]

I often see "orange coralline" spots on my purple coralline after my Asterina's have munched on it. Possibility?

 

[Bigbaby]

I often see "orange coralline" spots on my purple coralline after my Asterina's have munched on it. Possibility?

Hmm thats interesting. Sounds like purple coralline can change to orange when it dies. I dont have asterinas so that doesnt seem to be the cause.

 

[Oldsalt01]

Hmm thats interesting. Sounds like purple coralline can change to orange when it dies. I dont have asterinas so that doesnt seem to be the cause.

They actually don't kill the coralline. They just munch (scrape) the top off the algae and move on. A few days later the spot has healed and looks normal until the next pass.

 

[Maritimer]

Coralline comes in an awful lot of colors; red, green, purple, pink - even blue. I'd be surprised if there weren't orange, but that may not be what you're seeing.

I find that when my coralline is stressed, such as coralline that's growing above the "low tide mark" during a water-change, or after I've soaked a powerhead in vinegar-laced hot water for a while, it'll turn fluorescent orange ... but only for that first night. After that, it's pretty much toast. (Until it grows back . . . )

~Bruce

 

[skiergd011013]

I can 100% confirm that there is orange coralline. We have one rock with it in our reef tank. Its the only place it grows, and its the only orange coralline i have ever seen in my life.

Its kind of hard to get a good pic of it under our blue t5's, but it is as orange as the reply button on this forum.

 

[vic5hands]

Have orange coralline algae growing in my tank

 

[THX1138CY]

Coralline comes in an awful lot of colors; red, green, purple, pink - even blue. I'd be surprised if there weren't orange, but that may not be what you're seeing.

I find that when my coralline is stressed, such as coralline that's growing above the "low tide mark" during a water-change, or after I've soaked a powerhead in vinegar-laced hot water for a while, it'll turn fluorescent orange ... but only for that first night. After that, it's pretty much toast. (Until it grows back . . . )

~Bruce

Aye, whenever I pull out my Snails to clean the GHA/Bubble Algae off them, the RODI rinse I give the shell after always makes the coraline turn florescent orange initially, and then its all dead white the next day. Same thing happens to my powerhead that I pull when making a batch of water for a change.

 

[Snuggs]

Mine turns orange after the starfish munch on it...in my tank it is the color of dying coraline

 

[skiergd011013]

Mine turns orange after the starfish munch on it...in my tank it is the color of dying coraline

yup. my light purple coralline turned fluorescent orange just before dying.

 

[Gordi]

yup. my light purple coralline turned fluorescent orange just before dying.

 

[Gordi]

I just switched to all blue LEDs and I have quite a lot of florescent orange stuff. Wasn't noticeable under 50/50 lighting but actually looks really good.

 

[Garf]

I just switched to all blue LEDs and I have quite a lot of florescent orange stuff. Wasn't noticeable under 50/50 lighting but actually looks really good.

My coralline turns orange when I wash my weir combs in really hot freshwater, lol

 

[Nate Chalk]

I think i agree with the above, life cycle for me is pink, purple, darker purple, orangish, then back to pink. Stacking on old