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Old 12-06-2007, 06:36 PM
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I am thinking on building another tank. This one will display the beautiul array of algae
I know very little about macroalgae. If you have any pic's to share and what is needed for its growth I would like to see and learn.
Or any marine plants that are fairly easy to obtain and keep.
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Old 12-06-2007, 06:50 PM
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I saw some really cool algeas on this web site.
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i saw a interesting thread with a bunch of algae tanks.

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Yes i'm setting one up now, cool ideal. Will provide me with food for my tang without soiling my display tank. Got a fuge but with only one algae so they don't compete for food and make toxins in water. It will also be my hospital tank, and even in the future a place for seahorse.
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Inspirational Marine Planted / Macro Systems - Marine Planted Tanks Alan you should check these tanks out.
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i have a 10 gal plant tank. i have chaeto, red grape, saw blade caulerpa, red and green gracilaria, ulva and red mangroves.
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Old 09-12-2008, 08:09 AM
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i have a 10 gal plant tank. i have chaeto, red grape, saw blade caulerpa, red and green gracilaria, ulva and red mangroves.
Any pic the would be cool to see.

By the way was sent messages to put my algae while cycling , it reduces the cycling time apparently, when do you think i should put my snails in ?
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Old 09-15-2008, 11:26 PM
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Any pic the would be cool to see.

By the way was sent messages to put my algae while cycling , it reduces the cycling time apparently, when do you think i should put my snails in ?
i'll try to get some pics up soon
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Old 09-16-2008, 09:22 AM
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Thats my tank 10 G for now 1 week into cycling.Got 3 snails too.
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You can see my plant tank here:

http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/m...sea-grass.html


Its amazing how much plants help in filtration....Its one of those things that you dont really know 'till you try it.
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Old 09-16-2008, 07:58 PM
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Ya thank, your tank looks good, in myne i wanted to add mud, about 1 " and 2" of aragonite. Take a look.[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]Photo 016.jpg[/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH]

Still a bit cloudy but tomorrow will be fine.What do you have in yours beside plants, snails... got some againts microalgae.
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okay this is an old pic of my 10 gal plant tank. I have a 20" PC 40W 50/50 10,000k/6700k lights
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Old 09-17-2008, 08:20 PM
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hey catoux, is that suction cup caulerpa you have?
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Old 09-17-2008, 09:04 PM
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hey catoux, is that suction cup caulerpa you have?
Yes, but its dying from the process of curring, just the cheato seem ok.
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Old 09-17-2008, 10:04 PM
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what kind of lights do you have?
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Old 09-17-2008, 10:31 PM
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what kind of lights do you have?
A 6700k 50/50 dual light why? Its for a 10g tank.
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Old 09-17-2008, 10:48 PM
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i'm always curious about the lights everyone uses.
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If you want really good growth, just get regualr 6700k lights and not the 50/50. I have tried to grow mangroves in 10k light and they died. I triedmangroves in 6700k lighting and they flourished.
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If you want really good growth, just get regualr 6700k lights and not the 50/50. I have tried to grow mangroves in 10k light and they died. I triedmangroves in 6700k lighting and they flourished.
wow, i have never had that problem with mangroves dying under 10,000k lights. The ones in my MT have been under T5 10,000k for months. I just got some T5 6700k bulbs, so i'm excited about that.
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