Red stuff on candy cane coral

[Bmartinez76]

Hi guys, never seen this before and unsure whether I need to do something about it. My candy cane coral appears to have red stuff on it that looks almost feathery. Attached picture for review. I want to make sure whether I need to remove this (luckily the rock is able to be Moved). Thanks for your help.

 

[Reeferdood]

Looks like algae....

 

[Tahoe61]

Looks like Foraminiferans to me.

 

[Bmartinez76]

Looks like Foraminiferans to me.

Thank for your comment. After looking it up I think you're correct. Appears to be safe for the reef. The coral itself is unaffected(the original picture was taken at night).

http://www.masa.asn.au/masawiki/index.php/Foraminifera


This is taken during the day.

 

[ahiggins]

I have a really tiny piece on one of my coral frags. Hasnt done anything any harm