Macro Algea
- Thread starter The_Orca
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that's mAcro algae.
i think bubble caulerpa(i think that's the caulerpa you are referring to...because there are quite a few different types of caulerpa) is a better for filtration(i'm not 100% sure of this, but it grows extremely fast, so it's got to be eating something), but you run the risk of it going sexual (releasing reproductive products into the water), which is not a good thing.
chaetomorpha is a completely stable nutrient export macro, but it grows alot slower(and you can't feed it to your tangs
)
i have both in my fuge, and i trim back both regularly, which i put into a holding tank with a light, and then i trade it to the LFS for credit :wink:
i think bubble caulerpa(i think that's the caulerpa you are referring to...because there are quite a few different types of caulerpa) is a better for filtration(i'm not 100% sure of this, but it grows extremely fast, so it's got to be eating something), but you run the risk of it going sexual (releasing reproductive products into the water), which is not a good thing.
chaetomorpha is a completely stable nutrient export macro, but it grows alot slower(and you can't feed it to your tangs
)i have both in my fuge, and i trim back both regularly, which i put into a holding tank with a light, and then i trade it to the LFS for credit :wink:
I have done a little self research. I have used chaeto before, but have recently got rid of my chaeto and replaced it with bubble caulerpa. ( my fuge
isn't very big) My tank hasn't been more clearer and has very low algae. The water is crystal clear and everything looks great. This is just a heads up because I asked whats better and no one could tell me. so here's my own experience. Bubble Caulerpa has worked very well with my tank, Better than chaeto.. BUT Thats my tank and everyone is different.
So choose wisely.............
isn't very big) My tank hasn't been more clearer and has very low algae. The water is crystal clear and everything looks great. This is just a heads up because I asked whats better and no one could tell me. so here's my own experience. Bubble Caulerpa has worked very well with my tank, Better than chaeto.. BUT Thats my tank and everyone is different.
So choose wisely.............
Chaeto is safer, but Caulerpa is more effective. Gracyllaria is another option which is pretty comperable to Chaeto. It's a bright red free-floating, branching algae that as a bonus is rather pleasant to look at as well.
Probably not news to you, but since you've gone with Caulerpa, be sure to trim it back at least once every two months, or it may go sexual on you and pollute your tank. You can also keep it on a 24 hour lighting schedule (one of the few macro algaes that will tolerate this), and that is also supposed to prevent a sexual event.
Probably not news to you, but since you've gone with Caulerpa, be sure to trim it back at least once every two months, or it may go sexual on you and pollute your tank. You can also keep it on a 24 hour lighting schedule (one of the few macro algaes that will tolerate this), and that is also supposed to prevent a sexual event.
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