Is it algae? "deer antlers" look alike

[o2bubble]

Hi all, I have a few tiny clumps of a riccia look alike that shaped like many deer antlers thats tranlucent green color with thick hard flexible branches (ard 1-2 mm). I checked the algae articles and closest I can find is Cladophora algae but the descriptions and photos are somwhere different from mine in that cladophora appears to be thinner hair-like threads. Neither is staghorn algae which is hair like, grey green and breaks easily.

Unfortunately, I forgot to take a photo... I will post it once I managed to find one again...

Anyone has any idea or same experience?

[vurbul]

How does it feel when you touch it? If its rough it probably is cladophora.

[o2bubble]

Its smooth.

[Rupert]

I might be the submerged form of riccia? So post a picture.

I had the submerged form and it fooled me for months as I thought it was staghorn algae, as I had never seen riccia.

Naturally when one thinks is algae I up’ed the CO2, the up’ed dosing so no limiting factors, then up’ed the lighting to 576 watts on a 4foot tank until the light and CO2 got insane… I went through a bottle of CO2 every few weeks and this stuff grew and grew… as if it was mocking me. lesson learnt was post a picture as it makes diagnosis easier.

[o2bubble]

Sure, I try to post a photo when I see one again. So far, after the last weekend clean up (pick up only 1 clump, size about 3 cm diameter), I did not see any now... I was suspecting the same thing, either riccia or staghorn as well.

[Shadow]

staghorn is stick to some surface, if it is not most likely not staghorn

[juggler]

Here's a link to Staghorn Algae picture.

And here's one to Sinking Riccia in this thread.

Hope it helps.

[o2bubble]

Yes, it looks closer to sinking riccia than Staghorn algae. Not sure how it got into my tank as I never buy any riccia. Maybe FOC with other plants I bought...