sea moss ? sea grass ?

[angmoh]

what is this ? sea grass ? beneficial to tanks ? thanks

[veliferium]

its a macroalgae,chaeto..

[veliferium]

it can do wonders especially if u place them in ur refugium as they can take in nitrates..

[35Cents]

I dun think thats chaeto... read before its some species of caulerpa. But it works well for NO3 but not really good for intaking PO4.

[Kelmen]

http://www.coralreefnetwork.com/marlife/st...hlorophyta.html

http://www.liveplants.gulf-coast.net/macroalgae.htm

guess its Feather Caulerpa - common name

[veliferium]

sorry,wrong ID

[daimy068]

Can reduce nitrates but can easily overgrow in your display tank. Best used, if you have to, in the refugium but according to Anthony Calfo, can be toxic if not harvested properly ie. if ripped out by hand or cut. Proper way of harvesting is by pulling off the old strands.

[ervine]

Can reduce nitrates but can easily overgrow in your display tank. Best used, if you have to, in the refugium but according to Anthony Calfo, can be toxic if not harvested properly ie. if ripped out by hand or cut. Proper way of harvesting is by pulling off the old strands.

what's the difference between pulling off by hand and ripping off?

I also have this in my refugium, been growing non-stop for abt 1 year already.. the only species of macroalgae that seemed to survive in my tank...

In any case, i usually just pull off some strands when it starts to get crowded...

[angmoh]

any idea if it's good in taking ammonia ? cos as far as i know, most of the photosynthesis plants do take ammonia as the source of nutrients ...

wel anyway it's good for tank yeah ? in reducing NO3 ..

So no cutting/trimming on them ? if wan to clear some of them, better use chopsticks to pull some portion out ? is it ?

hehe thanks

[daimy068]

what's the difference between pulling off by hand and ripping off?

I also have this in my refugium, been growing non-stop for abt 1 year already.. the only species of macroalgae that seemed to survive in my tank...

In any case, i usually just pull off some strands when it starts to get crowded...

Think he meant removing the old strands...ie the strands that are turning white or wasting away. Suppose you could pull out at the roots as a whole if they get too overgrown but maybe not ripping/breaking the whole stalk in which case the toxins might be released.

Was quite surprised as well when he mentioned this.

[Kelmen]

I guess most living run photosynthesis take nitrate. The best recommend is chaeto, which is quite rare around. The next candidate is grape Caulerpa (racemosa), and this is quite common around. It looks like grape, hence the name.

If you want to keep that one, should be no problem, can give a try.

[angmoh]

ya i have some sea-grape (green) on the LR , as well as red sea-grape (which looks like a tree) .. and a bunch of "sea-moss" (caulerpa) ?

they seem to be taking care well of the ammonia , no2 and no3 well in my tank so far ammonia and no2 is undetectable .. as for no3 .. no test kits.. but they seem doin well..

[Kelmen]

Dunno plant got deal with ammonia and nitrite, thought only for phosphate and nitrate (like fertilizer).

I thought that's why we "cycle" the tank to grow bacteria to deal with the ammonia and nitrite.