Macro in DT?

[Qball77]

So I’m almost 4 months in on a biocube 16. I’ve been seeing and reading about people who are putting macroalgae in their display tank. I’m just looking for any pros/cons of doing this. Currently I have a clown fish and a yellow goby. CUC is 6 cerith, 4 nassarius, 1 emerald crab. Corals are 1 hammer, 1 torch, 1 pavona, 1 monti cap, 1 sarco, 3 zoas, 1 favia, 1 Aussie lord, and an elegance. 

Sp.- 1.026

cal.- 440

dkh.- 8.7

mag.-1350

nitrite- 0

amm- .25

nitrate- 20

phos- 0

ph- 8?

[Ratvan]

What do you want to Macro to do? Look pretty? Nutrient export? Both

[Qball77]

Both but I don’t want it taking over either. Just have some red gracilarius and green finger algae for a start

[Ratvan]

Well I havent killed either of those two yet. I wouldnt "plant" them, as I found out they dont have roots so the buried section quickly dies, if you dont spot it quickly it can get messy. Superglue it to rubble and treat it like a coral. Move it around the tank until it looks settled and leave it or glue it. 

 

If that's the same Codium as I got, mine is in my HOB. My hermit likes to eat it and uproot it daily. Doing fine back there.

[Clown79]

Dragons breath is really pretty and doesn't take over.