Caulerpa turning white....

[jimmyz]

hey all.. when caulerpa is turning white.. does it mean its turning asexual??? if not what are the signs?? and also how to prune it?? using sisscors to cut??? a million thanx to ur precious reply...

[Kelmen]

They do turns white when light out. I simply pull or snap it break.

If yours still look white after lights on for hours, that could be a worry. Unless yours lightning screwed up.

[Awgui]

mine also have some turning white. If my lighting is on 24/7, it is definitely turning asexual issit?

But i also have some of the tips having bright lighter green, and i suppose those are new shoots rite?

[Marineman]

mine also have some turning white. If my lighting is on 24/7, it is definitely turning asexual issit?

But i also have some of the tips having bright lighter green, and i suppose those are new shoots rite?

When they turn white they become soft and that means they are dying or dead, so pull those white ones out and leave the green ones behing.

They grow easily under ANY fluorescent light, probably faster with stronger lights.

[AREA51]

sorry but erm.....what coral are you guys talking about?

[Awgui]

sorry but erm.....what coral are you guys talking about?

erm...we talking about macro algae.

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

[AREA51]

erm...we talking about macro algae.

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

if its macroalgae you guys are talking about, i also think that you should just pull the white ones, as these are probably dead.

[zarkon]

Have you read this before...

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/aug2002/chem.htm

[yiling]

ITs dangerous !

turned white means dead and it might cause tank crash...

[iantoh]

hi all! when your macroalgaes, especially those of the caulerpa family turn white, it means they are about to turn sexual. they turn white because the internal cell walls are processed into gametes, and the phosphates and silicates that were binded in the process of the algae's growth are released together with the gametes as fertilizers. so, when your macro alges turn white, i'd suggest just snipping off those parts that are white. they usually go slightly translucent before going totally white, and you can snip them off at that point already. its quite a fail safe way of preventing nutrients from being released back into your system, and from having macros over take your tank.

hope that helps,

cheers,

ian

[XPeriment 626]

hi all! when your macroalgaes, especially those of the caulerpa family turn white, it means they are about to turn sexual. they turn white because the internal cell walls are processed into gametes, and the phosphates and silicates that were binded in the process of the algae's growth are released together with the gametes as fertilizers. so, when your macro alges turn white, i'd suggest just snipping off those parts that are white. they usually go slightly translucent before going totally white, and you can snip them off at that point already. its quite a fail safe way of preventing nutrients from being released back into your system, and from having macros over take your tank.

hope that helps,

cheers,

ian

I've heard that its safer to pluck off the dead shoot completely rather than snip it off, which releases toxins into the water.

[diabolus]

i think caulerpa are horrible macro algaes and should best not be use in a fuge.

chaeto will be a much better option since it doesn't turn assexual.

just my 2 cents.