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GrouperGenius
03/07/2009, 05:34 PM
How can I get rid of it? Any help appreciated.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/Surf-n-Turf/40%20frag%20tank/IMG_2844.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/Surf-n-Turf/40%20frag%20tank/IMG_2846.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/Surf-n-Turf/40%20frag%20tank/IMG_2847.jpg
Mentat
03/10/2009, 07:21 AM
Looks like Caulerpa sp, a proliferous macro when conditions are right. The use of mechanical removal, lowering macro nutrient levels (i.e. phosphates), introducing predators (tangs, green crabs, etc.), and/or chaeto in refugium to compete with it might help. If you search forum will find more on controlling this species.
Beaun
03/10/2009, 08:17 AM
Yeah its Grape Caulerpa (C. Racemosa)
Plankt0s
03/10/2009, 03:05 PM
It is edible, so...
bluenassarius
03/11/2009, 06:25 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14579425#post14579425 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by biowerks
It is edible, so...

hehe :)

i know yellow tangs and seahares will eat it.
SMOOTHIE
03/12/2009, 02:08 AM
And emerald crabs. Not like the maybe bubble algae thing. They will
micstarz
03/12/2009, 10:40 AM
That is grape caulerpa. The only sensible way (and easy) is to manually pull it out.

I use it in my fuge for nitrate removal...and it is edible.

I eat my grape caulerpa prunings! I'm nuts!
Mentat
03/14/2009, 07:57 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14579425#post14579425 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by biowerks
It is edible, so...

From properly collected or cultured sources, many algae are edible. Would not eat any from tanks that have been medicated or chemically treated in any way due to possible presence of toxic compounds like heavy metals, carcinogens, etc.