Sustaining bryopsis to feed lettuce nudibranchs/slugs?

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Recently left my partner in charge of my tank while I was away and he was a bit overzealous with the reef roids, so I came back to a bryopsis outbreak. I'm actually a bit excited, as I've always wanted sea slugs or nudibranchs but haven't been able to meet their dietary needs until now.

I'm an ecologist and well-versed in invasive management (the topic of my dissertation research) so I'm quite confident I can manage the bryopsis easily even without the slugs. There haven't been any new additions so the bryopsis must have been present for a while but only broke out after the nutrient spike. So, the question is whether I can maintain enough bryopsis to feed 2-3 slugs or if they'll eat it faster than I can grow it? I'm willing to dose nutrients and set up a separate bryopsis culture so I can supplement the tank if it gets too sparse.

The bryopsis is in my 75 g clownfish reef tank with 75 lbs live rock, 50 lbs live sand, 13 clowns, 7 nems, clams, hermits, conchs.

 

[*GAREEF*]

Recently left my partner in charge of my tank while I was away and he was a bit overzealous with the reef roids, so I came back to a bryopsis outbreak. I'm actually a bit excited, as I've always wanted sea slugs or nudibranchs but haven't been able to meet their dietary needs until now.

I'm an ecologist and well-versed in invasive management (the topic of my dissertation research) so I'm quite confident I can manage the bryopsis easily even without the slugs. There haven't been any new additions so the bryopsis must have been present for a while but only broke out after the nutrient spike. So, the question is whether I can maintain enough bryopsis to feed 2-3 slugs or if they'll eat it faster than I can grow it? I'm willing to dose nutrients and set up a separate bryopsis culture so I can supplement the tank if it gets too sparse.

The bryopsis is in my 75 g clownfish reef tank with 75 lbs live rock, 50 lbs live sand, 13 clowns, 7 nems, clams, hermits, conchs.

I just put it out I was looking for aptasia for my nudis, as they’re about to run out.
Setting up a little tank for them. Someone just came through with some aptasia.

 

[sixty_reefer]

If you are planning on keeping them long term it May be advisable to set a separate tank to grow bryopsis.
As they multiply in your main tank they may run out of food eventually.

 

[MyFirstCar]

What slugs/nudi's eat bryopsis? I know bergia eat aptasia, but I'm excited to learn of one that eats bryopsis.

 

[Spare time]

Frokm my understanding it is not guaranteed the lettuce slugs will eat it as they are various species of them that are practically indistinguishable and eat only 1 kind of algae per species.

 

[Peace River]

Frokm my understanding it is not guaranteed the lettuce slugs will eat it as they are various species of them that are practically indistinguishable and eat only 1 kind of algae per species.

+1. Getting the right match is no easy task.

 

[Peace River]

When it comes to farming bryopsis, I have plenty of expertise!!!