What's growing on my Caulerpa???

[jervismun]

Is it dying? I notice it is not as green as before :-(

[jervismun]

Is 5 hours of 150W MH 14000ºK too little? Just ended cycle.

[ervine]

if its turning white it's either dying or going asexual which will cause it to cataclysmically die off... better keep an eye on it..

Nice photo BTW!!! very clear

[jervismun]

Uh oh... I think it is going asexual... look at all the SPIKES growing out of it... it does look kinda sexual to me

What am I gonna do? Well, colour wise, I think it is slightly paler than yesterday.

This is the reason why this hobby is so exciting and unpredictable.

[Lester]

looks like x'mas tree

[jervismun]

Come on guys... this is not funny I am worry about my only Green Chromis in there... will it suffer big time?

Any experienced reefers out there?

[clownman]

I don't think anything will happen to your chromis.

But I do think your caulerpa is dying.

I'd experienced the same thing.

It'll turn pale and soft eventually

[jervismun]

I don't think anything will happen to your chromis.

But I do think your caulerpa is dying.

I'd experienced the same thing.

It'll turn pale and soft eventually

Thanks bro

That's it the Caulerpa is going down the Chute... before it pollutes the water... beyond repair.

[jervismun]

Thanks for all your help guys, the problem has been fixed (the cruel way). One of the reason I was so paranoia is becoz I heard they will release toxic when they decay, so must act fast. I think I bought an unhealthy specimen.

[jem]

its a wise decision =)

better to be safe than sorry (as the old saying goes)

caulerpa is known to be a time bomb

gotta monitor it closely to see if its turning asexual or dying

well..u can try other cool algaes like the Red bamboo..haha

tiny red "grape" plantation =X

[jervismun]

Ok I will look for those algaes... thks bro!

[cdckjn]

what about these algae?

[jervismun]

what about these algae?

I think they are very pretty... I will try to look for some this weekend. Meanwhile, I am very happy with what the macroalgae has done to my tank, my Nitrates was pulled down from 100 to 2 within days. Amazing!