Tuft of hair algae

[paul b]

Hair algae is something that scares a lot of people and for good reason.

I only have one place in my reef where I grow it on purpose.

This was a string that I had tied to a coral that was at one time suspended from above the tank. I cut the string and let it unravel. It grew this tuft of hair algae in no time. I also collect amphipods like this, I cut a rope and unravel it. Then I hang it under my boat. It gets loaded with amphipods in a few days. This would alo house pods in a tank if I allowed it to rest on the substrait and is a good way to have a safe haven for them.

I find this one piece of hair algae interesting so I leave it alone. I don't have any tangs at the moment and the algae bleeny is not interested so there it stays.

Just felt like sharing

[Omair]

That's so cool! I've never heard of doing something like this, thanks for sharing.

[extreme_tooth_decay]

Reminds me of the ol' saying, "Keep your friends close...and your enemies closer."