Free halameda algae

[mandarin chick]

Time to harvest again....

If you are willing to drive to I-17 & Carefree Highway - come and get it!

*this is more of an ornamental than a refugium or herbivoire algae - it is the one that looks like a prickly pear cactus. I use it as my Ca level indicator.

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PS: I am early to bed and early to rise. Please don't call after 8pm!

PSS: If one were to 'happen' to want to trade for anthelia or xenia frags, I wouldn't turn it down....

 

[mandarin chick]

bump....

getting ready to put some in the dumpster... U sure no one wants some for free? I't like $10 for 3 leaves at a LFS

 

[Derekbc]

How long are you willing to hold on to it? I teach at a school up that way, and will be heading up at the beginning of next week.

 

[mandarin chick]

2morrow is tank maintenance day. i was going to toss the excess then, but can hold a couple of days for anyone who wants it. just need to know how much. If your tank conditions are good, you don't need a plethura because it will grow as fast as caulerpa, but there are at least 3 pretty good handfulls that I will be pulling out.

 

[Derekbc]

Pm'd

 

[Derekbc]

Thank you very much for waiting to toss the halameda until after you shared some. It is greatly appreciated! Also, thanks for the cool leather frag! I'll be sure to pay your generosity forward.

Your tanks are beautiful!

Derek

 

[mandarin chick]

You are quite welcome Derek. Make sure to keep in touch if you get clearance to put a tank in the classroom. I need an excuse to move the Clowns/RTBA into the 55!

Still have some halameda left. Too lazy to do the maintenance - but Wednesday, i start making compost out of it actually, as long as I am on the subject.... does anyone know if it is only naturally dead halameda that releases calcium back into the system or would drying it out to kill it, then putting it back in will do the same thing?

 

[tcamos]

Drying it out and putting it back in would do the same thing. All it needs to do is decay in the tank and that process will release the calcium back into the system. Sadly I'm 99% sure the same is true of the phosphates.

 

[Derekbc]

They have settled in well. Here are a couple of pics with a tad bit too much blue-due to the lights... The leather has turned green and a bit purplish, with little brown polyps... The halameda is also a nice deep green...

Thanks again!

 

[mandarin chick]

Once he settles in, he will be a bright neon green under the actinics. You will love him!