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03-07-2007, 08:21 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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   |  Caulerpa in your tanks
Do any of you reefers grow caulerpa in your main tanks or just your refugiums?
Contemplating growing some in my main tank and my refugium. Worried about it going sexual in my main tank though. My refugium is on reverse daylight so not worried about it in there. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-07-2007, 08:24 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
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I had some in my main tank for a while before getting my sump built.....Its been 3 months and I am still finding them. _________ Senior Noob Setting my 75 back up soon Main SW Tank:
55gal, 70LBS of Tonga/LFSDIY, 50lbs LS, 1x250watt MH(20k), AquaC Remora Skimmer Live stock: Velvet Damsel, (12)Blue legged crab, lawnmower blenny, (1)cleaner shrimp, Yellow Tang, Featherduster CoralsRandom Zoo's(like 10), more zoo's,red mushrooms and hairy mushrooms, Sinularia | |
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03-07-2007, 08:27 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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Yeah, I am afraid of that as well! | |
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03-07-2007, 08:31 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Pedro,CA Age: 25
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Well it wouldent be that bad if you have a tang! It would be like a constant supply of food for them, especially since they like to graze all day long!
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03-07-2007, 08:34 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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Yeah however, I don't think Tangs like that Caulerpa...maybe I'm wrong but Caulerpa is poisonous to many reef inhabitants if they consume it! I remember reading that in a book! | |
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03-07-2007, 08:44 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Pedro,CA Age: 25
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Hmm, I've never heard that! When I first got my LR my yellow tang grubbed all of it off, he is still fine to this day. Thats crazy ill have to watch out next time!
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03-08-2007, 12:54 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Oct 2006
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A neighbour dismantled a tank 3 mnths ago & gave me some on a rock.It had 3 strands when I got it & you can see what it looks like now on my ID please thread . | |
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03-08-2007, 01:11 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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I had some calerpa in my 12 gal ...after a few months it reproduced while i was away for the weekend and killed everything in the tank... I think it needs 24/7 lighting to stop it from reproducing sexually. _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1x 54W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x54w Super Actinic Blue 03 T5 HO Flourescent
1x 54W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
100 lbs Fiji Live Rock
65 lbs Live sand
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03-08-2007, 03:31 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Its not a good idea as it will over run the tanks sometimes if the correct conditions are present and the correct fish are not.. I have seen the grape take over a few tanks form a 55 to 200 gallon the stuff was everywhere.Nita a good idea there are some nicer plants you could plant if you wanted but not Caulerpa's
We where just discussing this problem yesterday at a area school that has a aqua culturing center the stuff was out of control in some grow out tables .It came in on a frag plug
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03-08-2007, 04:27 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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You already know my thoughts on it... Once you have it, you'll never fully get rid of it...
My Tang never touched it. It was one of those things that just showed up one day, I figured I would get a tang and they would take care of it, I was WRONG. The same goes for Halimeda, No fish will eat it, Its not called turtle grass for no reason. Sea turtles love it, lol. | 
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