what is to much macroalgae

[thesaent14]

OK i have some cheato in my tank some culerpa and one mangrove i am planing to add some more algae to my tank on a Sep refugium each one of them will be in separate slats or divisions not touching with each other what ells can i add to my refugium and which ones are good o and is it to much to add


thanks

Manny

 

[Maverick27]

Curious, why do you wanna separate them??

 

[Bebo77]

some magro grows faster than others so its not a bad idea to seperate them although it not really necessary...

To get mangroves to work you need dozens of them...

Other than that cheato and chulpra should do the job...

 

[bawla47]

manny, i dont think there could be too much macro, if there are nutrients in your system, they will jsut continue to pull them till they are totally depleted, then youll just see slow growth from your macro

alot of bare bottom users seem to have a hard time even keeping chaeto and caulerpa alive because they have nothing to feed the macroalgae, but most of the time isnt the case with a sand bed tank.

 

[Ludwigia73]

I've got a barebottom, and I have absolutely no problem with chaeto. If anything, it grows too fast.

 

[bawla47]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8673059#post8673059 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ludwigia73
I've got a barebottom, and I have absolutely no problem with chaeto. If anything, it grows too fast.

Chris,
then you still might have a detritus accumulation, prob from the rocks still shedding or just not enough flow to get the detritus into the skimmer, ideally gravity fed.

how often do you blow off your rocks and bottom?