I'm still at the point where I'm not sure if I'm observing cause & effect, or coincidence.
I have quite a few fine filter feeders in my tank, i.e. Tunicates and Fan worms, Sponges. So I feed Kents Microvert every 2 to 3 days. Been lazy lately and have been putting it in the refugium figuring that it all gets circulated anyway. In the refugium I have C. racemosa, C. mexicana, C. prolifera, and Chaetomorpha.
Now the Chaetomorpha never does anything growth-wise. It has been in there 4 months, I've never needed to take any out. Sometimes I wonder if the guy I got it from sent me Easter Basket stuffing. But the day after I dose the Mocrovert the Caulerpas have a growth spurt...big time.
Do they utilize food like microvert? Is this a bad idea? I also dose Kents Super Chelated Iron on about the same frequency only at opposite ends of the period, so could it just be the lag time in response to the Iron?
One last question. I have had Caulerpa in there about 2 months now. In that time I have watched as my previous PO4 and NO3 problems have dropped off the scale, nuisance algae has become just an unpleasant memory, water clarity has gotten crystal clear, and everything is doing fabulously well. I'm thinking this stuff is the greatest thing since sliced bread! Am I attributing too much to the addition of Caulerpa? Previously I had Chaetomorpha & Gracillaris in my fuge with no noticable improvments.
Thanks for any imput or info you can offer.
I have quite a few fine filter feeders in my tank, i.e. Tunicates and Fan worms, Sponges. So I feed Kents Microvert every 2 to 3 days. Been lazy lately and have been putting it in the refugium figuring that it all gets circulated anyway. In the refugium I have C. racemosa, C. mexicana, C. prolifera, and Chaetomorpha.
Now the Chaetomorpha never does anything growth-wise. It has been in there 4 months, I've never needed to take any out. Sometimes I wonder if the guy I got it from sent me Easter Basket stuffing. But the day after I dose the Mocrovert the Caulerpas have a growth spurt...big time.
Do they utilize food like microvert? Is this a bad idea? I also dose Kents Super Chelated Iron on about the same frequency only at opposite ends of the period, so could it just be the lag time in response to the Iron?
One last question. I have had Caulerpa in there about 2 months now. In that time I have watched as my previous PO4 and NO3 problems have dropped off the scale, nuisance algae has become just an unpleasant memory, water clarity has gotten crystal clear, and everything is doing fabulously well. I'm thinking this stuff is the greatest thing since sliced bread! Am I attributing too much to the addition of Caulerpa? Previously I had Chaetomorpha & Gracillaris in my fuge with no noticable improvments.
Thanks for any imput or info you can offer.