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06/25/2007, 09:32 PM
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Sea Grass for my Lagoon
I have a 10x4x30" tall lagoon i built with a 6" sand bed. I would like to get some nice sea grasses and macro algea for my rays and sharks... is there one place that is better than others to order from???? any suggestions on the best type for reducing nitrates????
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06/26/2007, 08:03 PM
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neither of those... i have a cheato ball.. but the tank is sea grass for sharks and rays... a look down tub. i dont want caulerpa or cheato really in there. would rather have some turtle grass... or shoal grass something to that effect. so what is the best place everyone has found to order from
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06/27/2007, 02:11 PM
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I think Florida Pets has some seagrass right now, at least they did last time I checked. It's gonna take a long time or a lot of grass to fill in a tank that size though. If it were me I'd still throw some caulerpa prolifera or feather caulerpa in addition to any seagrass, if you're looking down on it I think it would still look pretty nice. What sort of lighting do you have on this setup?
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#5
06/27/2007, 05:47 PM
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shaving brush, mermaids fan, and maidens hair all look great if you give them enough room, which your tank would have, and they all lower nitrates and the first two live in the sand.
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06/27/2007, 09:10 PM
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I'm not sure seagrass is even the way to go to begin with. Rays often like to bury themselves in sand. While seagrass beds can be a natural habitat for many species of ray, they also can tear up seagrass areas through normal foraging. The sharks I dont know.
I would go with a seagrass look alike and experiment with it first before launching into seagrass itself. Caulerpa prolifera, which was already suggested, is hard to distinguish from seagrass - especially if this is a top down tank. Plus, its hardy, won't absolutely die if its ripped up from time to time, can exist on less light, and can be had fairly inexpensively (and often from the local club). Just my thoughts.  >Sarah
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07/06/2007, 07:53 AM
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do i have to worry about the caulera prolifera going sexual like the rest of the caulerpa family? is there any better or worse caulerpa going sexual or not? lighitng is just 12 hours a day.. same as tank.. for the shakr and ray.. and will be a few NO lights 6500 and one 250 halide over the rock/reef structure..
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