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11/05/2008, 12:57 AM
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Macroalgae Harvest
Is there a rule of thumb as to how often or when macroalgae should be harvested from a refugium for nutrient export? I've seen folks mention that they do this weekly, etc. but, at what point does one maximize nutrient removal?
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11/05/2008, 01:13 AM
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When it fills the tank you have it in
I heard cut it down to about 1/4 of the size rinse and repeat |
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11/05/2008, 01:22 AM
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I remove maybe a 1/4 at most. I do it as often as it seems needed.
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11/05/2008, 04:47 AM
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i remove around 1/3 everytime i have to. seems to come back faster than when i remove more than that
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11/05/2008, 09:06 AM
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OK, so it seems that as it fills the tank one should harvest 1/4 - 1/3 of it. I'm growing mostly Chaeto (and some leftover Caulerpa) which doesn't grow as fast. So, it seems that it may not be weekly which I could see happening if it were all Caulerpa.
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