Halimeda Algae

[Sundiego]

I picked some of this up today at my LFS. After I bought it I was told it would not do well with Chaeto, and may get overun by the chaeto in my refugium.

I have it in my display tank for now. Will having it in the display tank be ok?

Thx Mark

 

[yrema]

I'm not really at ease with putting macros in the main tank, but since halimeda grows consederably slower as compared with chaeto, I guess it should be fine.

 

[graveyardworm]

Halimeda can be a fast growing macro, and place a high demand on calcium and alk. Also once it has established roots into a substrate it can be a PITA to get rid of if you ever decide it needs to go. It is however a really pretty macro and can be controlled through regular pruning quite easily.

 

[bob124578]

I would only use this in the main tank. It does not export nutrients and would be pointless to have in a refuge. Since it is calcium based it decomposes into reef sand. Treat it like a coral.

It's easy to prune but yes-- it does grow back once it gets a good hold into rockwork.