Lalani Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 This past week I treated the 8gal biorb with chemiclean to combat the cyano and did about a 50% water change. Everything looks great and up until last night the halimeda was normal. But overnight, one stalk turned into this: Tiny little green stalks growing from each (now) dead section. The other halimeda is fine, but the water is slightly cloudy. Is it going sexual? I've never seen this happen before. Link to comment
Lalani Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 Well you guys are a fat lot of good! It is indeed going sexual. Link to comment
Acielot Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Well you guys are a fat lot of good! It is indeed going sexual. I just saw this now. My halimeda is doing the same thing. Link to comment
Lalani Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 I pulled it out, going to do a couple of water changes to prevent an ammonia spike. Link to comment
VABumpkin Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Lani i thought we agreed no more sexual posts! Link to comment
Lalani Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 Oh har har. Get outta here! Link to comment
Acielot Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I pulled it out, going to do a couple of water changes to prevent an ammonia spike. Was the water cloudy? Mine has the same little new branches growing but it just turned white and then they started popping up. Not as dense as your though and the water didn't get any more cloudy than it normally is Link to comment
Lalani Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 Yeah, definitely got cloudy. Not terrible, but noticable for sure. Link to comment
Subsea Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I have not been able to grow it. When receiving GOM diver collected rock from 30' deep, I see the white scares healed over with coralline colors of different shades. It happens in nature as well. I am intrigued by the situation of only mildly sexual activity with all the green stalks coming from the area affected. Lol. I have had feather Caulerpa completely melt away with no grow back. In my 12 year old tank, two years ago, when I removed 75% of rock, on two of the rocks removed both red grapes and dragons breath sprouted after being introduced to a 29G Biocube with power compact bulbs. It had been five years since I had grown those two red macros. Go figure. Patrick Link to comment
Lalani Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Hey Patrick! I've had halimeda growing pretty nicely in my tanks for years, can't remember where I got the rocks that started growing it first.. And yeah, it was really strange that only stalk went sexual and the other 4-5 weren't 'in the mood'. And wow, its amazing how macros can stay dormant for so long, then pop back up when conditions are right. Very cool! Link to comment
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