Caulerpa Prolifera

zeuss zoso · #1 12/09/2007, 03:43 PM

Anyone got some they want to give away? Must be this species.

thanks

KWoo008 · #2 12/09/2007, 03:50 PM

I just gave a bagful away. Shoot me a PM with your contact info and I'll let you know the next time I'm gonna trim it back.

coast2coast7390 · #3 12/09/2007, 09:04 PM

so thats what this stuff is called

roxy25 · #4 12/10/2007, 12:01 AM

I have some too

zeuss zoso · #5 12/10/2007, 12:18 AM

im looking for a couple of ziploc bags of it.
if you have some for me PM me and we can work it out.
I can't really pick up but I am willing to pay shipping + some for the hassle.
Thanks

coast2coast7390 · #6 12/10/2007, 12:28 AM

is it illegal to sell and possess *sp?
or just illegal to sell

epicfish · #7 12/10/2007, 12:29 AM

Not C. prolifera.

coast2coast7390 · #8 12/10/2007, 12:38 AM

really???
is it cause its slower growing???
cause its not taking off...un like the cheato or grape stuff i have mixed in...and this is right under 2 65w PCs supplemented with iron

roxy25 · #9 12/10/2007, 12:53 AM

man it grows fast i have to take out some weekly right now I don't have too much I have to wait a week to supply you with a zip lock bag full

coast2coast7390 · #10 12/10/2007, 01:19 AM

i guess some of us have better luck with it than others

roxy25 · #11 12/10/2007, 04:31 PM

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Originally posted by coast2coast7390
i guess some of us have better luck with it than others

I dunno ? lol I don't think this algae likes a lot of flow. I have some in my sump on my 20 gallon and it does not grow fast at all. now the algae in my AGA grows crazy . low flow and its starts growing every where. That is the only observation I have found between to two tanks.

coast2coast7390 · #12 12/10/2007, 07:20 PM

same lighting???

roxy25 · #13 12/10/2007, 07:37 PM

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Originally posted by coast2coast7390
same lighting???

0 the lighting in sump is a HD plant light , I think the k rating is 6500 I think 32 watts. it was growing a lot before in the sump now that I am thinking about it but that was only when I had excess nutrients.

and the algae in tank is under 96 watt 50/50

zeuss zoso · #14 12/10/2007, 07:44 PM

k, I really need this stuff sometime soon!
Someone save me!

coast2coast7390 · #15 12/10/2007, 07:44 PM

could it be a combo of nutrients and lighting

roxy25 · #16 12/10/2007, 07:46 PM

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Originally posted by zeuss zoso
k, I really need this stuff sometime soon!
Someone save me!

I wish you would have hit me up weeks ago when I posted about free algae ! I have been throwing hand fulls out

the best I can do is give you a little and you grow it out your self.

roxy25 · #17 12/10/2007, 07:50 PM

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Originally posted by coast2coast7390
could it be a combo of nutrients and lighting

hmmmm maybe I have no skimmer on the 10 but I had cheato in the 10 and it was not growing lol and now the cheato in the sump on the 20 is growing like nuts and no growth from the prolifera . might also be because the cheato blocks a lot of lighting from it i dunno but I always make sure the pro gets light buy trimming the cheato down.

coast2coast7390 · #18 12/11/2007, 01:32 PM

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Originally posted by roxy25
hmmmm maybe I have no skimmer on the 10 but I had cheato in the 10 and it was not growing lol and now the cheato in the sump on the 20 is growing like nuts and no growth from the prolifera . might also be because the cheato blocks a lot of lighting from it i dunno but I always make sure the pro gets light buy trimming the cheato down.

thanks...ill try diffrent things out and see what produces the best growth