Joxer the Mighty Posted May 20, 2002 Share Posted May 20, 2002 Hi everyone, The subject pretty much says it all. I'm considering adding some caluerpa to my 12g Eclipse, mainly because I like the way it looks. I'd love to hear pros and cons to doing so. I've read that caluerpa is a good way of dealing with extra nutrients, I've also heard that it can overtake a tank. Does it really grow so fast that it can't be kept under control with weekly pruning? Would it eventually cover my live rock and kill off the coraline? Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted May 20, 2002 Share Posted May 20, 2002 it is a good thing and will reduce excess nutrients wchich will reduce algae outbreaks. it will also reduce nitrates. you can get bubble or fern type and it grows slower. weekly pruning should be fine with this type. it should not overtake your whole tank as long as you maintain it regularly and it hsould not kill y our coralline. Link to comment
gabe3eb Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 It totally depends on the species of caulerpa. I have three types, green bubble, red bubble, and blade. Red Bubble is very pretty and grows the slowest, then comes the blade and green bubble. The GB has to be pruned every few days because it grows really fast. Besides that, they are very healthy for your tank... gaber Link to comment
Joxer the Mighty Posted May 21, 2002 Author Share Posted May 21, 2002 Thanks for the info, helped out a lot! Wish me luck in my search for some red bubble in So. Cal. Link to comment
flaunt Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 you might consider adding a refugium for this stuff. i had some red leafy macro algae on a rock in my aquarium (i don't think it was caulerpa though), and i witnessed a bristle worm come out from under a rock, grab the last leaf of it from the rock, and duck back under. i don't know whether all bristle worms feed on macro, but the ones that do probably eat caulerpa too. fortunately i had already grabbed a few leaves from the rock and stuck them in my refugium before it was all eaten up! the stuff exploded in my refugium and it is highly attractive for a leaf algae in my opinion. Link to comment
Cam barr Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 remember to prun it ut can get outa controll fast Link to comment
dattack Posted May 22, 2002 Share Posted May 22, 2002 Quote: from Joxer the Mighty on 12:05 pm on May 21, 2002[br]Thanks for the info, helped out a lot! Wish me luck in my search for some red bubble in So. Cal. Just realize that most LFS won't sell most caluerpa anymore because of the restriction/ban on caluerpa. Link to comment
Son Of Skyline Posted May 22, 2002 Share Posted May 22, 2002 My LR is totally overrun with caulerpa. The bad thing is that my caulerpa is brittle, but its roots are strong so as soon as I try to pull it off it just breaks. It's getting to the point that it's starting to reach for my corals and I have to do my best to trim it every other day. My advice is to be careful and keep it in check before it takes over. Link to comment
byrself Posted May 22, 2002 Share Posted May 22, 2002 what kind is this? anyone know? i got this and some of the bubble. Link to comment
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