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- 12-17-2005 09:33 PM #1Citizen
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Macro algae.
I have seen a couple of tanks with a light growth of algae in them, to me this looks really neat and I can see where this would benefit my tank. Is there an algae the would be reccomended and other to stay away from?
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- 12-18-2005 09:11 AM #2Keeper of Willis
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- 12-18-2005 09:26 AM #3Citizen
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Why is this?
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- 12-18-2005 09:41 AM #4Moderator
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Because they can quickly over take your display and once it attaches to the rock, it is all but impossible to remove.
- 12-18-2005 12:53 PM #5Governor
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I second Reefland's advice. I speak with the voice of experience. There is a LFS that encourages people to put macroalgaes in the display tanks.
I tried it. Within a month, I had macroalgae trying to send "roots" into my hard corals. The corals were NOT happy! Then when I added a refugium, the "roots" kept sprouting new plants. I'm still picking weeds out of my show tank!
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Hmmm... now that the tank is full, I could convert the pool to saltwater...
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- 12-18-2005 01:28 PM #6Citizen
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I appreciate the advice, and considering my tank is a FOWLR, I may do it anyway. I personally think it looks nice and I believe that that added dimension could only enhance the health of my tank.
- 12-18-2005 02:22 PM #7Moderator
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It also seems that with macro algae being poliferated in the refugium that nusience hair algae ect also seem stay there as well.....
Greg
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- 12-18-2005 06:13 PM #8Governor
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One of the other LFS's in the area has a FOWLR tank that is overgrown with macroalgae and looks sorta cool... but there is no coral, no invertebrates and you can't see the rock to tell if there is any coralline algae... It is especially cool because it's major inhabitant is a big bright-red grouper... against the green background, it does look cool.
Bubba
Hmmm... now that the tank is full, I could convert the pool to saltwater...
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- 12-19-2005 08:03 PM #9Mayor
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For a FOWLR tank, macroalgae in the display is fine.
- 12-22-2005 12:34 PM #10Mayor
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Tangs will love it!
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- 12-25-2005 09:05 PM #11Moderator
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Like Steve said it is fine in the display... Some fish will eat it to keep it at bay.... If not you will need to prune it regularly....
Greg
14 gallon BioCube, modified to accept Maxijet 600
75 gallon reef with 29 gallon sump/fuge, Barr Aquatic Skimmer, Iwaki 100, Mag 7 return, Hamilton T-5 lighting
375 gallon tank....... SOLD
675 gallon wood tank in design phase.
Over time science has shown that the simplest answers are usually the correct ones.......
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