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Generally good in the sense that they out compete the "micro" nuisance algae good nutrient sinks short lived with herbivore fish -tangs/rabbit fish ect,

Once they know a handout is coming they forget ther jobs....

Macroalgae-

Welcome! lots of info here and good people-we are always learning in this hobby

I think he is referring to the 3 part system -if you use there reef fund pro test they tell about it - imo those # far from nsw levels -expect problems anything in excess is never good, let me add bacterial blooms to what Mario said

Nice live rock! where did you get?last pic a little fuzzy but I think I see defined polyp calices might be a porites sp.

Beautiful! I need more fish...checking bank

If they are soft and filled with fluid it valonia-bad bubble algae-hard and full of gas(nitrogen) good" if there is such a thing-bubble algae-I don,t do crabs anymore had one go rogue and tear apart a $130.00 fungia to get at the silversides that I fed it-don,t keep shrimp for the same reason...

Honestly I dont know, just quoting what that book said-I,m like you and worry- I watch those like a hawk... have been for a couple of years now that I think of it! I have had seasonal out breaks of halmedia-sea cactus-macro algae supposed to be a good thing but....they are not helping/hurting...

Hopefully not! if so I have a saturation /intensity issue, need to keep the protective uv /ir pigmentation in the reef animals-

You will like this-ventricaria ventricosa- bubble alga,Baensch marine atlas 1 pg 245 -"Impeccable water quality needed to maintain" phosphate and nitrate free water is a necessity" I guess we want those to thrive! resembles glass marbles one of the largest unicellular organisms on earth, I knew...

I should of taken some before shots!

worked! saved a large monti cap -infestation in the folds 70% percent bleached died back but I see new growth coming back with a vengance! thanks for sharing my man!

Yes it is- just moved them back .500" and in .750" to center over corals trying to reduce the shadowing thinking about dropping them a inch also? seems like everybody runs the blue channel a little higher than the white I,m doing just the opposite-I guess if the animals like it I should too...

you may not agree with this but-topledseller-e-bay 2ea, 165w 90deg full spectrum two channel manual dimmer(will be auto soon)pretty much the same as the reefbreeders stuff with out the bells and whistles-but now I want the bells and whistles-at least the ramp up and down.this is replacing 550w...

These things have manual dimmers for each channel -I need to get ramp up timer/controllers for each channel- any economical ideas? Looked online @FS and current offered something but was not rated for the watts per channel these have..if I read it correctly

I would not worry too much -I have also almost undetectable amounts and they have existed in my tanks for years-they can exist you just don,t want them to thrive and multiply-

In nutrient rich waters it can become a problem-they burst and release spores I have had three or four in the tank for a least two years don,t seem to spread i,ll take some pictures in the morning, I don,t think you will have any problems your tank looks well maintained you could pull it out- I...

I have the same - I did look it up some sort of macro algae forget the exact name they look pretty wild tho

macro algae valonia-i,m sure I did not spell that right (bubble) don,t pop it it will spread