Venice aug 1st 1 tank
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bonehunter
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Were you diving alone or with a charter boat? If so can you share the name of the boat. I am planning to be there in September and would like to get in a day or two of diving.
What is the pink color on the teeth, is it an iron stain?
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What is the pink color on the teeth, is it an iron stain?
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I am diving solo off 17' skiff, if you are looking for charter call Jamie of Arista-kat 941-321-0852 or Jamie@aristakat.com. Jamie is out there more than most and gets great reviews from everyone. I don't know what the pink stuff is; will have to ask fossil babe, she is local and extremely knowledgeable. I use vinegar to clean up my finds.
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The pink and various other encrusting looking coloration are forms of Coralline Algae. Here is a bit of Wiki-info.
Coralline algae are red algae in the Family Corallinaceae of the order Corallinales. They are characterized by a thallus that is hard because of calcareous deposits contained within the cell walls. The colors of these algae are most typically pink, or some other shade of red, and some species can be purple, yellow, blue, white or gray-green.
Unattached specimens (maerl, rhodoliths) may form relatively smooth compact balls to warty or fruticose thalli. Many are typically encrusting and rock-like, found in tropical marine waters all over the world.
So that tooth was still alive on the bottom of the ocean just not in its original state of life. =P That stuff grows like crazy in my salt water tank and a good vinegar dip cleans it off all the unwanted growth on power heads and other equipment but have to razor blade it off the glass.
Coralline algae are red algae in the Family Corallinaceae of the order Corallinales. They are characterized by a thallus that is hard because of calcareous deposits contained within the cell walls. The colors of these algae are most typically pink, or some other shade of red, and some species can be purple, yellow, blue, white or gray-green.
Unattached specimens (maerl, rhodoliths) may form relatively smooth compact balls to warty or fruticose thalli. Many are typically encrusting and rock-like, found in tropical marine waters all over the world.
So that tooth was still alive on the bottom of the ocean just not in its original state of life. =P That stuff grows like crazy in my salt water tank and a good vinegar dip cleans it off all the unwanted growth on power heads and other equipment but have to razor blade it off the glass.
pink stuff could be the encrusting foramanifera called homotrema rubrens (sp?). they have calcareous test, which would dissolve in acid (vinegar). this species is responsible for the pink sand beaches in the bahamas.
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