macro algae display tank

I personally love macro algae tanks when they are first set up and thriving. But my one main issue with them is I always see a crash coming if they are not properly maintained. Like growing a garden without trimming and weeding, if you let it get out of control it will eventually choke itself...

Hello all, I had a question about plumbing a macro algae tank for display to my main display tank. My main display is an aio aquarium and I would like a display macro algae tank beside it. I can’t use an overflow on the macro algae tank since itll be lower than the main display. Does anyone have...

I'm trying to grow Caulerpa Prolifiera and Taxifolia (sorry if I misspelled it, latin names are hard) They usually melt, which is saddening. I had 32 wats reef light and I've added another light hoping it could help somewhat; I also dose Cheatogro which has been helpful. My tank is low tech...

This is my 30g "tidepool theme" tank. I call it a tidepool because of the macroalgae as a major contributing factor. I came over to saltwater from planted freshwater, so I couldn't do a tank without some "plants." (I know algae isn't strictly a plant, but you get the idea 😉) I currently am...

Hey y'all, I've started a new pico tank (equipment listed below) and my plan is to do macro algae with maybe a couple softies, but mostly macro algae. I'm looking for any tips people have about good starter macro algae as well as any macro algae care tips :) Equipment (I'm keeping this one...

I have made a few posts about my system which is a little unique. It’s a 135 mixed reef filtered by canisters, with a 35g cube display refugium plumbed in. I’m looking for some interesting inverts for the display fuge. Currently it houses two clowns and a ORA mandarin. Along with 5 sexy...

I have a confession. This tank has been up and running for ~2 weeks already. I won't tell if you won't 🤫. A late build thread is better than no build thread. I lied, I actually have 2 confessions. I also am not huge coral fan. They're fine, but they're not what really does it for me. I have...

Greetings, I was lucky enough to receive one of these in the test group, and decided to start documenting my builds since I am also working on setting up a new 200g waterbox tank, figured I would start with the easier one. The tank came extremely well packaged and is very well made. I had a...

My system is fairly new, it got done cycling a few months ago. I’ve had these algae including the pencil cap for a few days. It looks like it has grown a bit but as of now looks like it’s releasing something into the water. I’ve heard macro algae’s “go sexual” when stressed, is that the behavior...

When I first converted this from a nano reef to a macroalgae tank and stuck in the first few pieces of algae, all my coworkers/friends who are more into planted FW tanks, and some that are really into macroalgae as well, were like “omg that looks so good”. Over the past couple months I’ve added...

Female yellow Erectus Seahorse with macroalgae

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I’m planning to purchase some more macroalgae for my tank, and after dealing with ich recently, I really want to quarantine them this time. Going through a 15-week fallow period was rough, and I don’t want to take any chances again. I have a smaller 2-gallon tank that I think could work as a...

So I recently moved all my corals into my larger system finally, and turned my nano reef into a macroalgae tank that I’ll be putting dwarf seahorses in. I finished all the macro scaping last week and this was the final product which I’m really satisfied with Pretty quickly the macros began...

I ordered some blue hypnea online for my dwarf seahorse tank, they sent two VERY large portions of it. The first bag that I already put in the tank seemed to be clean, but I still rinsed it in fresh saltwater and hopefully there isn’t anything on it. This second bag has hydroids attached to the...

Hey guys, I have a 32 gallon biocube FOWLR setup and a plant has randomly sprouted. This tank has been established for almost two years now and has never had any sort of corals or macro-algae introduced to it. The plant seems to wilt and die and then spring back up randomly. It has brown little...

So I have a display refugium I’ve made a few posts about and I’m battling some cyano in it. I’m thinking about doing a blackout for 72hrs to try to kill the cyano. Will my macro survive that? Or will I just kill it all?

Rebuilt my macro algae tank after moving to Pittsburgh. Hooked up my XR15 Pro since it's idleing. Will be getting more red macro tomorrow. Please excuse my very chaotic background

Hi I got some macro algea from sea and added ij my tank not sure what type of macro algea it is can any one help me know aboy these algea and is it good for my aquarium

So I’ve had a 135g tank set up for just a little under a year so far. I’ve been doing things a bit out of the ordinary in terms of filtering and plumbing. Basically I didn’t want to use a sump or a hang on the back skimmer. So the best thing I found was Macroalgae. I plumbed a 30gallon cube...

Hi everyone, I’m a relatively new reefer, and I just bought my first macro algae to help with nutrient export. What is the best way to secure it or anchor it in the aquarium? I assume it’s not meant to just float around the tank??? I bought Red Ogo from Algae barn Thanks!

So I am planning a 5 gallon tank, with macroalgae, soft coral, and some sexy shrimp, and think a central fish might be cool. I checked the lfs and they don't have anything smaller than a two-spot blenny. Can I keep one, or should I look for even smaller fish?

Hey Guys! Im having some trouble with Macroalgae in my display tank. So, it started about a year ago. I just came back from living abroad, and my dad took care of water changes and basic maintenance. There was a lot of algae that i got rid of. It took some months but it eventually worked. Now...