I started a refugiem about a month ago with sea lettuce, i'm sure there are a lot of factors but generally when should i start to see nutrient reduction? it seems to be growing well but my nutrients are same. do i need to harvest some to see the drop?
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I use ulva or whatever the correct genera is...
anyway you haven’t provided lighting & area specs
Sea lettuce is more tolerant of low flow but bleaches if it never moves or exposed dry to bright light...
it works good in synergy with chaeto, so I’d add a lil of that although the lettuce usually dominates...
You can add a Turbo snail to convert some of it to useable snail poop, also it recovers fast if harvested
oh...specs please
anyway you haven’t provided lighting & area specs
Sea lettuce is more tolerant of low flow but bleaches if it never moves or exposed dry to bright light...
it works good in synergy with chaeto, so I’d add a lil of that although the lettuce usually dominates...
You can add a Turbo snail to convert some of it to useable snail poop, also it recovers fast if harvested
oh...specs please
Under intense light and without disturbance the lettuce gets very dark green and crinkled ... it sorta stalls, It also blocks light underneath it, so while the sump stays cleaner (as compared to chaeto) it also retards the food chain underneath. I got more “Dimension” or useable area by mixing it with chaeto and using a big hungry turbo to shred it into smaller pieces. Turbo poop from sea lettuce ain’t far off from direct phyto dosing anyway.
In another tank I just let it float on top as a single sheet and easily remove what I need. Some always sinks anyway. again, Sump stays pretty clean (vs. chaeto)
Edited to add: scratch adding a turbo, it will make small pieces and yes I’ve had several skimmer clogs from sea lettuce. Again, it also naturally sinks eventually. It will find its way to that intake, I know.
I can’t say the ball won’t work as lettuce is pretty flow tolerant... hmmm
In another tank I just let it float on top as a single sheet and easily remove what I need. Some always sinks anyway. again, Sump stays pretty clean (vs. chaeto)
Edited to add: scratch adding a turbo, it will make small pieces and yes I’ve had several skimmer clogs from sea lettuce. Again, it also naturally sinks eventually. It will find its way to that intake, I know.
I can’t say the ball won’t work as lettuce is pretty flow tolerant... hmmm
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