Various forms of green, brown and red algae can provide browsing food for many types fish and inverts, and many macroalgae species are actually cultivated in the aquarium for this purpose. There are a lot of marine inhabitants that depend on algae as a major part of their diets. read more
One of the things that you can do to prevent red algae from growing in your saltwater tank is to pre-treat the plants you put into it. Since most of the red algae in your aquarium will most likely come from plants, this is most often considered to be the most effective preventative measure. read more
not all red algae that grows in salt water is slime algae. There are literally hundreds of red type algaes that grow and among them is a coralline algae. Unfortunately, this is a common problem, especially in tanks that have been operating for a while. read more