[krsult]

I had a thought of make my reef aquarium a mix. On one side I was going to put some plants. Halimeda Plant, Xmas tree plant, Shaving bruch plant, mermaids fan plant and maidens hair. The other side will be packed with live rock. I will have some rock in amongst the plants but most will be on one side of the tank. Can this work? I know they have refugiums. I do have one which I will set up and put LR, sand, and Cheto in it. But was curious if anyone ever tried this.

[e_baer]

If I did not have any herbivorous fish I would do that. I have tried the shaving brish with little success. They seem to deteriorate over a few weeks and end up making a big mess of things. I would just try the usual mangroves, halimeda, or possible some seagrass if you have a 4" DSB.

If you end up getting the mermaids fan, let me know how it is because I have always wanted one! They seem like a very interesting plant.

[Taras1]

"Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!" Maiden's Hair will take over if you're not careful. I accidently introduced some on a piece of live rock and it became a real problem. Looks like I may have to "boil" my live rock to kill it.

[e_baer]

Yes, maidens hair is not good because if the fish eat it, they will get sick. Inside the plant there is a type of poison, I forget the name of it.