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08/27/2003, 11:02 AM
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Dude...no way no how!..or at least thats my personal opinion....I had a algea issue and that stuff sprang from now where! and was a bear to get rid of...jeesh, I would literaly pull out 2 gallon bucket full of the stuff. Will grow extremely fast pending your system. Some people have it and like it..but they have some control over it. So, if you have animals (tang, etc.) that would help, then its your choice..another problem i saw with it is it would go sexual quick...After many, many months, Ive finally got it out of my tank and will not look to put any back in..but then again, thats my 2 penny's...Can you tell im a little jade on this issue?..lol
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There is unrest in the reef, There is trouble with the corals, for the lps want more sunlight And the sps ignore their pleas....The trouble with the LPS,(And they're quite convinced they're right) They say the SPS are just too lofty And they grab up all the light. But the SPS can't help their feelings If they like the way they're made. And they wonder why the LPS Can't be happy in their shade..So the LPS formed a union And demanded equal rights. "The SPS are just too greedy;We will make them give us light." Now there's no more SPS oppression, For they passed a noble law, And the Corals are all kept equal By Reefer.. frag.. and saw. |
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08/27/2003, 11:22 AM
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I have some (well more than some) grape caulerpa growing in my show tank. It came on the LR at first i liked it but it has overgrown it's welcome. I keep harvesting it but it attaches to everything. Besides if it goes sexual it can be toxic. I sure wouldn't put it in on purpose. My question is if I set up a refugium will it confine itself to the fuge? Short of pulling out all the rock how do ai get rid of it? I don't think 3 tangs could all this stuff.
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08/27/2003, 12:16 PM
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NeuroLarry, I found no way but to pull it off. I had to really watch my nutrient levels and pull it after it would spring up, making sure to pull as many "arms" off with it as I could..after a while, it got to be harder and harder to come back..now its gone. Some fish will eat it. Maybe this as well as harvesting will be the answer for you..good luck.
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There is unrest in the reef, There is trouble with the corals, for the lps want more sunlight And the sps ignore their pleas....The trouble with the LPS,(And they're quite convinced they're right) They say the SPS are just too lofty And they grab up all the light. But the SPS can't help their feelings If they like the way they're made. And they wonder why the LPS Can't be happy in their shade..So the LPS formed a union And demanded equal rights. "The SPS are just too greedy;We will make them give us light." Now there's no more SPS oppression, For they passed a noble law, And the Corals are all kept equal By Reefer.. frag.. and saw. |
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08/27/2003, 12:24 PM
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Thanks PD thats my game plan
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08/27/2003, 12:38 PM
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The local Reef store, that's all they do is Reef, uses Grape Caulerpa for their Miracle Mud systems. They don't have any issues with it growing in their shows tanks, which usually run about $8 - $10K a piece, so I don't believe it can be that bad.
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08/27/2003, 01:19 PM
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I hate it. Had some in my fuge and it ended up in my tank(my own fault). Now I can't get it out. Nothing in my tank will touch it including my purple tang. I pull out as much as I can but it always comes back. When it touches my sps corals it kills the branch it comes in contact with.
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caulerpa in my tank?
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