ID on Caluerpa
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Scuba_Steve
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pics didnt work for me
hmello@bermexin
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I can see them. Beautiful tank. I love the rock wall look. However I cannot identify the specific kind of caulerpa for you. maybe you can find something to help here:
http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/aboutcaulerpamacroalgae/iCaulerpai_Algae.htm
http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/aboutcaulerpamacroalgae/iCaulerpai_Algae.htm
Hi I am just learning about caulerpa. I see you have it in your main tank. I would have thought your yellow tang would have feated on it. I want to put some in my main tank and I also have a yellow tang. Can you give me the lowdown on having it in your main tank. Does it grow and does it help to reduce nitrates? Is it a problem? Why doesn't the tang eat eat? Also I have PC lighting, is that enough? Thank you.
By the way your tank is beautiful!
By the way your tank is beautiful!
Thanks for the comments guys!
Henry, thanks for the link.
r0bin, I'm certainly no expert on Caulerpa so bear with me.
Henry, thanks for the link.
r0bin, I'm certainly no expert on Caulerpa so bear with me.
I think Caulerpa does reduce nitrate because thats what it feeds on, along with phosphates & light.
Its certainly not a problem, its all down to personal taste.
Not sure why the tang doesn't eat it, maybe he does but it is a big tank! I'm told a foxface would be better and almost guaranteed to consume it ...
Not sure about the lighting... I have 2x250mh and i've been told my photoperiod of 10.5 hours was to long and promoting its growth.
handapanda
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It looks like some stuff I have. I absolutely HATE it. It grows rapidly and covers anything in its way. It tries to grow onto my corals and across my sand bed. I don't know what kind it is, but I wish I could get it out of my tank.
That said... I have chaeto in my main tank and refugium, and I'm very pleased with it. It doesn't grow as quickly or try to take over.
You've never seen your tang eat any?
That said... I have chaeto in my main tank and refugium, and I'm very pleased with it. It doesn't grow as quickly or try to take over.
You've never seen your tang eat any?
seapug
Premium Member
it's hard to tell from your pictures, but it looks like Chaeto to me. It sometimes grows in dense mats attached to rocks. I have a couple small patches in my tank. Does it feel like stiff, matted noodles? If so it's Chaeto. You can usually peel it off in large chunks. Look here:
http://wetwebmedia.com/greenalg.htm
http://wetwebmedia.com/greenalg.htm
Travis L. Stevens
Active member
Sorry, I can't tell from the picture, but look through these: http://www.algaebase.org/generadeta...44&-session=abv3:9791E85C0a66f3246CWLp3A56C4B
Frick-n-Frags
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pick some strands of each and put them in a dish of water or something and take a more detailed pic for a more positive ID
Samala
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Shots in the dark based off the pics would be..
Caulerpa 1 = a form of Caulerpa racemosa, potentially C. peltata or C. nummularia, both of which show the little 'ball's of the algae (which are characteristic for racemosa) as flattened little mushroom like features.
Caulerpa 2 = looks like very similar to C. sertularoides, or saw tooth Caulerpa. The fronds look short and stubby, though its too hard to get to a better level than that. They also look to be about the right size for this particular species.
Better photos (Frick-n-Frags' suggestion is awesome!) would assist greatly.
Overall.. are you trying to see if they are desirable? Or aiming for a battle strategy on how to eradicate it from the display?
Very few people who enjoy keeping their reef aquariums as reefs allow Caulerpa to infest the main display. It can work as a refugium algae, but its rapid, aggressive growth rates make it a nuisance in most aquarists' displays.
>Sarah
Caulerpa 1 = a form of Caulerpa racemosa, potentially C. peltata or C. nummularia, both of which show the little 'ball's of the algae (which are characteristic for racemosa) as flattened little mushroom like features.
Caulerpa 2 = looks like very similar to C. sertularoides, or saw tooth Caulerpa. The fronds look short and stubby, though its too hard to get to a better level than that. They also look to be about the right size for this particular species.
Better photos (Frick-n-Frags' suggestion is awesome!) would assist greatly.
Overall.. are you trying to see if they are desirable? Or aiming for a battle strategy on how to eradicate it from the display?
Very few people who enjoy keeping their reef aquariums as reefs allow Caulerpa to infest the main display. It can work as a refugium algae, but its rapid, aggressive growth rates make it a nuisance in most aquarists' displays.
>Sarah
