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mpiermar
04/19/2002, 10:30 AM
This tank is about 4 months old now, and the LR came with some of this stuff on it. It is growing pretty fast, but very easy to prune. It is very tough, almost like those old plastic plants we all had in the freshwater days. The yellow tank (only fish in tank) will not touch it. I'm just curious what it is, so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Matt
mpiermar
04/19/2002, 10:31 AM
Another pic
mpiermar
04/19/2002, 10:32 AM
One more.. It is getting out of hand...
jjharrisx4
04/19/2002, 10:35 AM
I'm no expert, but it looks like a type of kelp. Pretty cool when controlled.
TurboRook
04/19/2002, 10:45 AM
I had the same stuff come in on my Fiji live rock. It grew pretty fast when my tank was young, but has now been mostly surpassed by Caulerpa and Halimeda in my tank. Just keep pulling it out regularly. It's growth should slow as your tank matures in the next few months.

Mike
gregt
04/19/2002, 10:54 AM
Sargassum

http://www.globaldialog.com/~jrice/algae_page/sargassum.htm
mpiermar
04/19/2002, 11:11 AM
That's exactly it! Thanks for the link, really good info on the stuff.
Matt


Originally posted by gregt
Sargassum

http://www.globaldialog.com/~jrice/algae_page/sargassum.htm
jjharrisx4
04/19/2002, 11:11 AM
Sargassum...It was on the tip of my tongue. Thanks for the ID. I think it looks great