Coralline Algae Growing on Sand?

[Mort]

Is this normal? My sand is getting a purple dusting. It appears that
Coralline Algae is spreading over the sand. I'd rather see it on the rocks
but hey, at least its spreading.

Please advise.

~Mort

[Mort]

"Mort" > wrote in message
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> Is this normal? My sand is getting a purple dusting. It appears that
> Coralline Algae is spreading over the sand. I'd rather see it on the
rocks
> but hey, at least its spreading.
>
> Please advise.
>
> ~Mort
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>
>

It's kinda pretty actually =)

[Mort]

I posted some pics in ABA....

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"Mort" > wrote in message
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> Is this normal? My sand is getting a purple dusting. It appears that
> Coralline Algae is spreading over the sand. I'd rather see it on the
rocks
> but hey, at least its spreading.
>
> Please advise.
>
> ~Mort
>
>
>

[Claudio Cauchi]

I'm not saying it's impossible as i don't know but It is VERY
difficult that that is corraline algae, especially if you do not have
a lot of it on the rocks. Most probably it's some kind of algae that
you don't want. I had a more
reddish algae that started off as red sand and ended up covering parts
of
the dsb. I am planning to introduce a sand sifting goby to overcome
this.
Not to be pessimistic, but I wouldn't be very happy.

Claudio

[Richard Reynolds]

whats it feel like

if you softly move your hand over it does it go away

doesnt look like coralline to me.

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Richard Reynolds

[Mort]

It turned out to be cyano. I'm currently trying to correct the problem =\

~Mort


"Richard Reynolds" > wrote in message
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> whats it feel like
>
> if you softly move your hand over it does it go away
>
> doesnt look like coralline to me.
>
> --
> Richard Reynolds
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[Richard Reynolds]

> It turned out to be cyano. I'm currently trying to correct the problem =\

i didnt post a response until you posted the pic

it sure looked like cyano to me :D

but I also know that sometimes a pic isnt worth 1000 words.

--
Richard Reynolds