subsea Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I like this G. Hayi. The Creamcycle Mollies have evolved into a very nice community tank fish. I like it like that. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 What's your growth rate on this stuff? Seems like mine has recently started taking off. I would love to see someone test nutrient export capabilities compared to chaeto or caulerpa. By far my favorite macro at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 With respect to nutrient export capability, Chaeto is hard to beat, but Caulerpa excels at nutrient processing. I prefer to use utilitarian macroalgae as part of the display. Fast growing Caulerpa will export more nutrients than Chaeto. I can no longer find the link to the research paper from University of Hawaiia but in summary most macro algae absorbs one molecule of phosphate for every 100 molecules of nitrate. Fast growing Caulerpa absorb one molecule of phosphate for every 20 molecules of nitrate. As a phosphate nutrient export mechanism, fast growing Caulerpa assimilate five times the phosphate as Chaeto. I choose C. Prolifera and C. Paspodies because they display well and they are eatable to fish and for that matter people. I have made veggie snacks from dehydrated Prolifera that was misted with olive oil and dusted with season salt. It is the same thing that I do with Kale and Swiss Chard. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 I find Gracilaria Hayi to match Chaeto in growth. By far, fast growing Caulerpa win the nutrient export game. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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