Consuming your macroalgae as food

[ethans_aquatics]

This might sound insane but has anyone ever tried eating their macroalgae? I'm thinking about getting some Ulva lactucathe and eating some of it when it grows too big.

 

[Reeferbadness]

Not sure if i would go there but i throw out about 3 gallons of chaeto a week from my 2 refugiums (180 g tank and 200 g tank). Hmmm, maybe mix in with some salad? Probably not
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[ptrusk]

Chase it down with a shot of skimate.

 

[123lac]

Out of curiosity, what steps would you take to ensure it's 'clean' enough to eat?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Some people have, yes, but it’s strongly recommended against unless it’s in a clean system purely dedicated to the farming of macroalgae for human consumption due to contamination concerns (from both metals and toxins):
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/can-i-eat-my-tanks-macroalgae.861912/There are some scholarly articles available about land-based macro farming if anyone is interested, but it’d probably take me a while to sort through and find a few useful ones.

 

[Nano_Man]

Or no not for me but everyone to there own