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11/07/2008, 09:09 AM
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could Caleurpa affect DSB effectiveness?
Hi all
I have some Caleurpa the fern type as well as some cheato on the DSB. the Caleurpa is going to root unlike the cheato. Would the rooting of the caleurpa affect the effectiveness of the dsb? Heres some pics:  
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11/07/2008, 09:14 AM
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The calurpa will be fine. Just don't let it get super dense...keep pulling some from time to time for nutrient export.
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11/07/2008, 09:16 AM
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oh yes my dsb is about 4.5 inches high
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11/07/2008, 09:31 AM
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I'd be careful with that particular kind of caulerpa. I had some migrate from my fuge to the display about four years ago. Me and my tang battled it for about a year. I then decided to replace all of my LR because it infested it so bad. I couldn't get all the pieces out of the rock. Luckily the LFS I used to work at part time let me trade them pound for pound. I felt a little sorry for whoever bought that rock.
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11/07/2008, 11:48 AM
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Hey thanks steve which 1 is that the fern type of the 1st pic?
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11/07/2008, 11:53 AM
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Yes. I had one hell of a time with that stuff. I think it took a couple years off my life.
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11/07/2008, 11:54 AM
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Er steve was it the 1st pic caleurpa or the calerpa in the second pic?
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11/07/2008, 11:57 AM
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In your second pic.
You can see it in my first pic pretty good, and a little it the second one.  
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11/07/2008, 12:00 PM
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hahahah love the pic steve, so it was the fern type or the thick leaf type?
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11/07/2008, 12:11 PM
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The fern stuff. That's how I got my lunar wrasse out. I tried netting it, fish traps, mini harpoons, nothing worked. So I put a little piece of krill on my smallest fly hook. 2 seconds. Done. And it didn't even hook him, he just wouldn't let go of the krill till I had him dangling over my carpet.
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11/07/2008, 12:22 PM
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thats enough for me. all caleurpa out of my sump i have too many people telling me of the issues that they have had, thanks steve
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