+Grog Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Anyone keep this species? Any experiences to share? I'm looking at adding caldophora, shoal grass, and/or turtle grass to my refugium in addition to my caulerpa. This one has a cool shape but I think the grasses would enjoy the DSB. Grog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Looks like what is colloquially called "turf Algae". It can be a problem if it gets going in a DT since it's unpalatable to most herbivores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 Yes, same stuff. So it will spread like the sargassum and appear here and there and everywhere? May go with the grasses then. Don't want to have to do the major algae removal rotation again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I've personally never seen it take over but it is hard to get rid of once it gets ahold, seems like it is using a hold fast that has to be scraped off thoroughly to get rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Looks like what is colloquially called "turf Algae". It can be a problem if it gets going in a DT since it's unpalatable to most herbivores. I had several rocks with this on it. A gulf hermit that was golf ball size sat on the algae for days but finally got it all. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 When sargassum took over in my tank, I had to use manual removal with scissors, and then rotate rocks that were trimmed into a tank with an agro red mithrax to finish off the job. He did what was needed and 'nipped it in the bud'. It worked out in the end but I don't want to go through the effort again. I want something where I can expect it to stay put. I'm leaning more towards the shoal and turtle grasses even more now. I have these on-going ideas for a Gulf themed tank, FO, with natives and it will have grasses. This could be a good time to see how they fare on a smaller scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 grog, just a thought/question. i have prolifia in my fuge with a mud substrate. my prolifia grows so thick, and with so many holdfasts, it'd wonder about how grass would do under it. when i harvest it, i pull the holdfasts out, which i think would be difficult without disturbing the grass. anyway, i think i'd like the look of it, and it may have benefits of the grass pulling more nutrients out of the substrate (i think it has a true root system). so i'm curious how this would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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