Caulerpa prolifera going transparent?

[Maebh]

Why is my calupera prolifera going transparent :loudly-crying-face: ? I only put it in on saturday. Is it going sexual?
Tests were fine on sunday. I dont have exact numbers at the moment, but from memory ph-8.2, kh-3.5ish meq/l, nitrates and nitrites-0, salinity-37 (I know :downcast-face-with-sweat: ) and phos-0.3. I had a phosphate spike a bit ago and my old calupera prolifera disintegrated. I dont dose anything.
7 month old tank and only occupant is a nassarius snail.

 

[Science/G]

https://www.livealgae.co.uk/en/gree...ae species might,our first macroalgae we got.

 

[Maebh]

https://www.livealgae.co.uk/en/gree...ae species might,our first macroalgae we got.

Thank you! I think this is it :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I think there’s at least one typo in that article:

addition to the supplement of iron, Magnesium and Trace elements will improve the growth of this live algae.​

I think they must mean manganese, not magnesium. Macroalgae can deplete manganese very fast, but will not change magnesium appreciably.

 

[alexanderthefishlover]

I was told that I can melt when newly added.

Today mine had some clear pieces on it. I’m not too worried. Should I be?

I am adding iron, chaeto grow, nitrates at 15.6 phos .5 kh 10.9 ph 8. High lighting blue and 6000 k grow plant lights on top.

Is this common for some prices to go clear after a few days of being added like the seller told me?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I was told that I can melt when newly added.

Today mine had some clear pieces on it. I’m not too worried. Should I be?

I am adding iron, chaeto grow, nitrates at 15.6 phos .5 kh 10.9 ph 8. High lighting blue and 6000 k grow plant lights on top.

Is this common for some prices to go clear after a few days of being added like the seller told me?

Those parts are likely dead. If the transparent part spreads, it may all die. Is it spreading?

 

[alexanderthefishlover]

Those parts are likely dead. If the transparent part spreads, it may all die. Is it spreading?

Multiple pieces have the clear happening yes from the tips down looks like new pieces are growing though?

 

[alexanderthefishlover]

Those parts are likely dead. If the transparent part spreads, it may all die. Is it spreading?