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@WheatToast my interest, FYI, is that many nuisance single cell algae (dinos except prorocentrum) are immediately killed (cells visibly ruptured in seconds) under fresh water.
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No pictures right now, but I think the algae in freshwater didn't turn out that bad. They are currently in a cup in my refugium with saltwater. The saltwater algae are also in a cup in the refugium. The Aiptasia cup smelled like death and the anemone was covered in mucus, so I chucked the anemone and dried the shell.Any updates on the experiment?
Awesome, thanks! Let us know if the macroalgae in the freshwater end up making it. How long did you run the experiment for? 10 hours?No pictures right now, but I think the algae in freshwater didn't turn out that bad. They are currently in a cup in my refugium with saltwater. The saltwater algae are also in a cup in the refugium. The Aiptasia cup smelled like death and the anemone was covered in mucus, so I chucked the anemone and dried the shell.
I kind of forgot about the algae during the day, so it lasted about 24 hoursAwesome, thanks! Let us know if the macroalgae in the freshwater end up making it. How long did you run the experiment for? 10 hours?
Did the freshwater macroalgae end up making it?I kind of forgot about the algae during the day, so it lasted about 24 hours
I forgot to add that the Aiptasia cup already smelled pretty bad by 10 hours
While it is still holding its shape and color, the freshwater Caulerpa smells pretty awful and falls apart when I touch it (so it has now been trashed). Even if I did pull it out after 10 hours, I doubt it would have survived, since not much changed between then and 24 hours after the experiment began when I actually removed the algae.:Did the freshwater macroalgae end up making it?