The official macro algae eye candy thread

[courtneykeeps]

beautiful in its own way.....I could see a seahorse or two in there.....just a thought. :)

It was home to two blue striped pipefish and a mandarin, so close enough haha!

 

[strich]

Fantastic shots! I love how the white background helps complete and contrast the macros!

 

[Nate Chalk]

Hey macro algae friends.

I have a brown slimy substance growing on just my macros...I haven't done ID with a microscope.

Full tank history...
100g sump
200g mixed reef fully stocked
13g display refugium

Any ideas?

 

[Subsea]

Nate,
Instead of posting to sticky thread, start your own thread.

What macro algae are we looking at? I assume it’s in your display refugium. Can you supply a close up under white light?

Are you carbon dosing?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Nate,
Instead of posting to sticky thread, start your own thread.

What macro algae are we looking at? I assume it’s in your display refugium. Can you supply a close up under white light?

Are you carbon dosing?

Yep I can do that. Tomorrow. Yes carbon dosing.

Np bacto balance. Essentially is that.


My phos is .3-.6, nitrate 15-30

I don't believe this to be dinos. But moreso some brown film algae growing on macros.

 

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

 

[krissiRLT]

I have some Halymenia stipitata that I’d be willing to sell if anyone is looking for some. DM me. Here’s a picture of a small piece.
I have dragons breath, chaeto, and red Pom Pom gracilaria too.

 

[JoJosReef]

I have some Halymenia stipitata that I’d be willing to sell if anyone is looking for some. DM me. Here’s a picture of a small piece.
I have dragons breath, chaeto, and red Pom Pom gracilaria too.

Beautiful! Reminds me of the "orange galaxy" I got from mosaic macros. Mine didn't make it though.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Beautiful! Reminds me of the "orange galaxy" I got from mosaic macros. Mine didn't make it though.

Same mine planked

 

[krissiRLT]

Beautiful! Reminds me of the "orange galaxy" I got from mosaic macros. Mine didn't make it though.

Yeah I think it is the same type. I didn’t get it from them though I got it from a local reefer. Been growing great!!

 

[ben townsend]

Late to the thread but what is that beautiful blue algae?

 

[Macrochick]

Late to the thread but what is that beautiful blue algae?

Blue scroll

 

[jabberwock]

 

[The_Macro_Lady]

I should really do a build thread some day. Here’s my main display. It’s been nicknamed the upside down refugium.

 

[strich]

I should really do a build thread some day. Here’s my main display. It’s been nicknamed the upside down refugium.

Excuse me but that is a bloody cracking tank! Can you please do a tank thread?? I need higher quality shots stat!

 

[OrionN]

My Halymenia durvillei

 

[ben townsend]

I should really do a build thread some day. Here’s my main display. It’s been nicknamed the upside down refugium.

Build thread please!!! Or at least some more pictures lol

 

[i cant think]

My macro tank, it’s got 2 new macros now, bringing it to a total of 5 Macros in there.
• Caulerpa prolifera
• Caulerpa sertularioides
• Caulerpa lentillifera
• Gracilaria hayi
• Halymenia maculata

Annoyingly I don’t have a photo of the strand of Prolifera round the back of the tank.

 

[Paul B]

I have quite a bit of macro seaweeds in my tank now, but it's local Long Island seaweed so it won't live long. I can collect it every day on my morning beach walks.
Codium is very common especially after some rough weather.

I have always collect this stuff for fun but in a month or two, most of it floats around as the urchin cuts it off it's holdfast as he is doing here.

Anyone for hair algae?

 

[MikeDand]

Rose petal

I believe I have some of this that spontaneously started growing. It's wonderful. What conditions does it grow best in? I'm wanting to now start a macro-algae display tank