Micro-Reefs Aquarium
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This started to grow from my zoas/paly colony, is it good or bad?
Macro Algae ID needed?
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No idea. Its not GHA or caulepra. But it looks very very cool. Could be caulepra or its cousin
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I just wanted to make sure it wasn't some invasive macro that I needed to pull it. I am going to let it grow in my little 10 gallon system! Thanks for the feedback.
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Thanks, I am letting it grow out.
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It got next to my main rocks and anchored itslef and started to spread, I had to manually remove it and that was tough. I figure this is not a macro algae I want growing in my display tank?
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Some love it for the looks and nutrient uptake (could add it to a refugium). Others hate it for its invasive nature. Maybe you could try to limit it to the sandbed and make a "lawn" (I've never tried/succeeded with this algae so I cannot say for sure how easy this is).
More information:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/caulerpa-brachypus.326652/
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2499486
https://www.livealgae.co.uk/green-macroalgae-species/marine-macroalgae-caulerpa-brachypus
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Caulerpa-B...arium-Refugium-Plant-/194004468929?nav=SEARCH
Lawns with Caulerpa brachypus/algae that might be Caulerpa brachypus:
https://www.reef2reef.com/attachments/pico-reef-aquarium-marcello-jpg.437746/
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAOk0/hOw-NPjGrB8/w941-h626-no/DSC_0001.JPG
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It is attached to a small island of palys/zoas, that I didn't want on my live rock due to spreading. As the macro was going up, looked nice the current pushed it up next to my live rock and it took hold and started growing. I have small cheato balls in my AIO media basket so I didn't want to grow it there. I will watch it on the small rock that it is on and hopefully it grows straight up like California Kelp Beds.
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