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01-27-2008, 09:39 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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|  algae?
heres a good one for ya, excluding the refugium, do we want any algae in a reef tank?
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01-28-2008, 10:35 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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Coraline algae competes with the bad algae we hate and is better looking. So, yes I'd say! | |
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01-28-2008, 10:55 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
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excluding coraline | |
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01-28-2008, 10:59 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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No take-sie back-sies! 
I would think that a certain amount of diatoms (aka phytoplankton) are necessary in that they feed the micro fauna and some corals. | |
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01-28-2008, 11:02 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
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phyto isnt algae, there animals. algae is plant life. we dont want diatom. so is there any algae we do want? other than that mentioned already | |
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01-28-2008, 11:05 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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Nope, phytoplankton are plants and diatoms make up a large portion of phyto. Phytoplankton: Plants of the Sea
Zooplankton, on the other hand, consist of "animals" | |
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01-28-2008, 11:07 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
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yea your right, i had it mixed up, my bad. this is a trick question to begin with. | |
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01-28-2008, 11:07 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 35
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there is no such thing as a good algae in a reef display tank aside from coraline.its fine in any other kind of sw tank.
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55 gallon reef with 4x54 watt t5,29 gallon sump,red monti cap,1blue echinophyllia,trumpet,red lobo,2 toadstools 1purple and 1neon,gsp,xenia and yellow xenia,red ,many mushrooms,2 giant frilly shrooms,cabbage coral,yellow polyps,many zoos,1 orange and one neon green nepthia,duncans,cladiella | |
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01-28-2008, 11:10 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reef_guru  yea your right, i had it mixed up, my bad. this is a trick question to begin with. |  | |
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01-28-2008, 11:11 AM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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oh but there is good algae ziggy, remember, this is a trick question | |
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