Marine planted tank

[hermitcrab]

Hi All, just like to find out if there is anyone into Marine planted tank here? I now have Red Marcoalgae, (used to have caulerpa, until my sally lightfoot eat destroy all of it) and today, i added Chaeto in the tank (thanks to the a fellow member here)

Dun know why, I cannot stand the tentecles of anemones, those spots on Mushrooms etc and so here I am, into Marine plants, can anyone share their experince how to multiply the plants, so far my Red marcoalgae does it naturally, but i would like to plant it at rock i like instead. Any knowledge to share?

[arcanehacker]

Hi All, just like to find out if there is anyone into Marine planted tank here? I now have Red Marcoalgae, (used to have caulerpa, until my sally lightfoot eat destroy all of it) and today, i added Chaeto in the tank (thanks to the a fellow member here)

Dun know why, I cannot stand the tentecles of anemones, those spots on Mushrooms etc and so here I am, into Marine plants, can anyone share their experince how to multiply the plants, so far my Red marcoalgae does it naturally, but i would like to plant it at rock i like instead. Any knowledge to share?

hmm.. nice meh? Growing cheatos in main tank?!.. Whats red microalgae? Is it red bamboo algae?

Dunno about Caulerpa algae. Isn't it risky? One day water not right, it goes asexual and wipes out LSs.

[dachkie]

actually i also thinking of asking something similar, any kinds of marcoalgae that can be planted in main display for the seaweed natural look but yet wont go asexual, chaeto is out of the question coz will look weird to have a ball tumbling and floating all around in the main tank, have tried turtle weed but overnight it just turn white, then i pull out all the white hair and now only left 1 small green tuff and hoping it will grow back again, any recommendations? anyway my tank is a mix reef without sps

[Victor007]

how abt turtleweed ?

[Ah-lim]

My next project is marco algae tank.

Turtle weed is quite hard to grow, from past reefers experience. Personally, I have yet to see my red bamboo goes asexual.

I'm still experiment with red grape.

[hermitcrab]

Anyone tried mangrove? looks abit funny right? unless the whole tank planted with it? so far anyone come across any shop that sells marine plants beside selling them as food? i know of LFS that sell turtle weed, red bamboo, red grapes, green grapes, caulerpa.

Any good website to share on marine plant, so far have not found any except those very complicated scientific website that talk about plants cells etc.

[hermitcrab]

Hi, here is a pic of my leafy red marcoalgae, any one knows what is this?

It has become the center piece of the tank, beside the coraline algae on the LR. The only livestock in the tanks, is a chomis, 1 sally lightfoot, 2 electric blue hermit crab, 2 Super Tongan Nassarius Snail. just to share

[hermitcrab]

Hi All,

Based on my tank, a standard, off the shelve 2 feet tank, I am think of investing in a better light, those T5 types, which do you all recommend, I understand there is different colour etc, which is the best for a marine planted tank? any help?

[Terryz_]

You mean this?

[Terryz_]

Cant maintain for long... Unless you get those real vascular plant like this...

[hermitcrab]

wow, nice, yup, looking for people who have interest in marine plants. nice plants.

[hermitcrab]

just to ask, do you fertilize your plant, funny right, people trying to get rid of nitrates and i am here asking people whether they fertilise their plants with them

Are there other type of fertilizer in the market?

[Terryz_]

If not wrong, they nid iron dosing... Can get these additive from LFS... They do sell them..

[hermitcrab]

Ok, got my iron additive, will monitor the colour my my marcoaglae

[hermitcrab]

Me went to Henry ML yestersday, came to know 2 other kind of marcoalgae, Galaxaura SP and the other one forget the name liao. This is a real beauty, purple spikey plant. too bad, exceeded my fish budget this month liao.

[Terryz_]

Me went to Henry ML yestersday, came to know 2 other kind of marcoalgae, Galaxaura SP and the other one forget the name liao. This is a real beauty, purple spikey plant. too bad, exceeded my fish budget this month liao.

You never buy? Haha.. Normally, Red/Purple Macro is more easier to keep than Green ones...

[Fuzz]

This is a real beauty, purple spikey plant. too bad, exceeded my fish budget this month liao.

WOW.. side track.... good to have fish budget

[hermitcrab]

WOW.. side track.... good to have fish budget

need to have, otherwise i can spend my whole pay package in fishkeeping every month. i limit my self to $50/- per month, unless big ticket item like need pump or such.

[bluenassarius]

hello there,

it's wonderful to see others into marine planted tanks. that red macro you have could possibly be halymenia.

[hermitcrab]

hello there,

it's wonderful to see others into marine planted tanks. that red macro you have could possibly be halymenia.

hi, do you know much about them, so far my hermit crab tend to leave them alone but every few months the whole bunch just turn translucent and die off, then it grow out from the rock again. any explaination for this?

[Ah-lim]

Red grape is very attractive and easy to grow.

Some pics, before and after. Ard 2 months.

[bluenassarius]

Red grape is very attractive and easy to grow.

Some pics, before and after. Ard 2 months.

very pretty ah lim

[bluenassarius]

hi, do you know much about them, so far my hermit crab tend to leave them alone but every few months the whole bunch just turn translucent and die off, then it grow out from the rock again. any explaination for this?

hello,

i've been a huge macroalgae enthusiast since i started my first SW aquarium. my wife and i bought a 10g setup and the store was selling botryocladia red grape algae. we bought some and ever since then, i've been hooked! its gone as far as starting up a forum for macroalgae enthusiasts like myself. you guys over there are very lucky to be able to see the reefs first hand.

[Ah-lim]

Red grape is scary. It will stick to any surface and grow, haha.

[bluenassarius]

Red grape is scary. It will stick to any surface and grow, haha.

haha you got some good stuff then! i can't get mines to stick on any surface you got any recent pix ah lim?