I have a 12 gallon nano reef with moderate lighting and a standard bio-wheel filter system. I have a small population of hermit crabs, red crabs, snails (turbos and astreas) and 3 fish: a striped damsel, a diadema pseudochromis and an ocellarus clownfish. I'm thinking of adding some macroalgae to the tank to control nitrates and add some color. I wanted to add a maiden hair and a red feather macroalgae.
My questions are this:
Can I add them to the tank directly without a refugium (kind of defeats the "add color" purpose if they're in a refugium)?
How deep a sand bed will they need?
Will my existing critters eat them or will they be ok?
Do they require any special care and feeding?
Will they overwhelm a 12 gallon tank?
I'm having a fair bit of trouble locating info on macroalgae in general so if anyone has some good links, that would be appreciated as well.
Thanks for your help.
My questions are this:
Can I add them to the tank directly without a refugium (kind of defeats the "add color" purpose if they're in a refugium)?
How deep a sand bed will they need?
Will my existing critters eat them or will they be ok?
Do they require any special care and feeding?
Will they overwhelm a 12 gallon tank?
I'm having a fair bit of trouble locating info on macroalgae in general so if anyone has some good links, that would be appreciated as well.
Thanks for your help.
