to macroalgae or not to macroalgae?

Cozen89 · 01/12/2010, 03:52 PM

I'm setting up a rimless 17 gallon mantis shrimp/ricordea tank. I'm just now learning about macroalgae, and wondering if it is a good idea to have some in my display. There will not be a sump or a skimmer on this set up. My thinking is to help with nutrient export and help keep nuisance algae at bay. Which is a good display macro that won't go all crazy and is easy to trim and keep in one area as I want the ricordeas to be the focus of the tank?

or should I just skip macroalgae altogether?

Airwolf75 · 01/12/2010, 08:15 PM

try some halimeda, gracillaria, or ulva sea lettuce, red grape botryocladia

01/12/2010, 03:52 PM	#1
Cozen89 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,411	to macroalgae or not to macroalgae? I'm setting up a rimless 17 gallon mantis shrimp/ricordea tank. I'm just now learning about macroalgae, and wondering if it is a good idea to have some in my display. There will not be a sump or a skimmer on this set up. My thinking is to help with nutrient export and help keep nuisance algae at bay. Which is a good display macro that won't go all crazy and is easy to trim and keep in one area as I want the ricordeas to be the focus of the tank? or should I just skip macroalgae altogether?

01/12/2010, 08:15 PM	#2
Airwolf75 Another Vegasreefer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 361	try some halimeda, gracillaria, or ulva sea lettuce, red grape botryocladia __________________ Please check out my Reef tank, click on my name to the left and click View Homepage. Current Tank Info: 180 gallon reef, 30 Gallon planted