Are there any macro algaes or plants that can live in saltwater that are considered
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Your question is unclear. Are you asking if there are salt water plants that grow prolifically? Like weeds?
Yes, there are several! Most of the Caulerpas, Ulva and Grasilaria come to mind. There are also more that are considered undesirable, like Dictoya, though some of them are nice. Generally the greens grow faster than the reds. You might enjoy this site: https://www.marineplantbook.com.
I had a nice fresh water planted tank myself. Now I've combined what I learned from both fresh and salt, in a marine planted tank, with seagrass and macro algae. It sounds like you are interested in going that direction as well. You might get some good info from my thread, Weeds, here in the Macro Section.
I hope this helps!
I had a nice fresh water planted tank myself. Now I've combined what I learned from both fresh and salt, in a marine planted tank, with seagrass and macro algae. It sounds like you are interested in going that direction as well. You might get some good info from my thread, Weeds, here in the Macro Section.
I hope this helps!
phobos2deimos
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Since you're in Sacramento, you should know that there are nine varieties of caulerpa that are illegal in California.
Caulerpa Brachypus is the fastest growing (and coolest) of the legal varieties that I've found.
Caulerpa Brachypus is the fastest growing (and coolest) of the legal varieties that I've found.
I’d love to find this somewhere! https://www.marineplantbook.com/marinebookenteromorpha.htm
Lots of that on eBay. I've considered that myself. I'd think it would move beautifully in the current. My experience with eBay is that they usually sell tiny frags of macros, which arrive in rough shape, and die before they recover. The last one I ordered had ice in the bag! That one is available in larger amounts though, so it could work. The smaller the frag the shorter the fuse, so to speak. A larger plant can have some die off and still recover.
Keep us apprised of your progress. Best of luck!
How did you find it on eBay? I tried searching for enteromorpha but nothing came up so I’m looking through macro algae and not seeing it. Lots of chaeto and caulerpa though... �� wish I could just order caulerpa damnit!
I’m thinking of getting an order on kpaquatics with three of the toadstool algae
I’m thinking of getting an order on kpaquatics with three of the toadstool algae
Google enteromorpha for sale, or ulva intestinalis for sale. That should get you some eBay hits.
I don't. I'd start with phobos2deimos's post above.
phobos2deimos
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C. Brachypus
C. Prolifera
C. Paspaloides
C. Serrulata
Off the top of my head. All are great varities with good growth and unique roles aesthetically speaking. C. Brachypus can be a pest depending on how uptight you are, but can also add a really cool natural feel the others don't. The others are quite easy to contain.
I'm working on my growout tanks now but don't have any to sell quite yet.
How was your softball size enteromorpha?
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