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Joshifer

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I want to add color to my tank. I can't get corals yet. Working on the lighting. But I hear macros grow under my stock 7500k light

 

What are nice macros to put in the DT?

I really like dragons breath it's pretty.

 

Any other suggestions. Maybe something that can go into the sand bed.

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Origami

Josh, Dragon's Breath does well under high flow. (Such as when it's zip-tied to a return nozzle.) It may not fare as well if it's anchored to a rock. Also, the nutrients needed to help fertilize macroalgae include nitrates and phosphates - for example, from fish waste and such. Without that, the plants may not thrive in what would be a nutrient poor environment. You may want to consider adding fish before macro for this reason. 

Joshifer

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My cycles done. I was gonna add fish but I'm gonna wait another week to be sure.

 

I say my tank isn't ready for coral because of my lighting.

 

Monday I'll have my play money and I'm gonna order the micmol mini or the ai nano. Get some CUC. And join wamas and find some cool frags. Or I'll skip the light and join first and see what people are selling maybe I can save some money on used lights.

Joshifer

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Josh, Dragon's Breath does well under high flow. (Such as when it's zip-tied to a return nozzle.) It may not fare as well if it's anchored to a rock. Also, the nutrients needed to help fertilize macroalgae include nitrates and phosphates - for example, from fish waste and such. Without that, the plants may not thrive in what would be a nutrient poor environment. You may want to consider adding fish before macro for this reason.

Does dragons breath go sexual when dying/stressed/not doing so hot? I wanna avoid macros that do that. Also I modded my AQ20 last night for about $10 into a fuge. Just need chaeto some chaeto.

 

If anyone wants help modding any Aqua clear into a hob fuge under $10 let me know. Quick trip to Walmart. Don't even need glues and polymers and all that. The $10 includes the light.

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Origami Neptune Reefer

Origami

Does dragons breath go sexual when dying/stressed/not doing so hot? I wanna avoid macros that do that. Also I modded my AQ20 last night for about $10 into a fuge. Just need chaeto some chaeto.

 

If anyone wants help modding any Aqua clear into a hob fuge under $10 let me know. Quick trip to Walmart. Don't even need glues and polymers and all that. The $10 includes the light.

No. You're referring to caulerpa with that description. 

Joshifer

Joshifer

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Does dragons breath go sexual when dying/stressed/not doing so hot? I wanna avoid macros that do that. Also I modded my AQ20 last night for about $10 into a fuge. Just need chaeto some chaeto.

 

If anyone wants help modding any Aqua clear into a hob fuge under $10 let me know. Quick trip to Walmart. Don't even need glues and polymers and all that. The $10 includes the light.

You actually gave me a great idea to hide my pumps. Zip tie dragons breath to them. Thanks :)

Origami Neptune Reefer

Origami

You actually gave me a great idea to hide my pumps. Zip tie dragons breath to them. Thanks :)

Years ago, Dragon's Breath macro was really popular here. I think that Zygote may have started us all out on it. Anyway, we were giving it away right and left. I had it zip-tied on the return nozzle in my Biocube 29 back then and it grew like a weed. When just sitting in a sump, it seemed to be a slow grower and would even slowly recede. But tied to something where it got high flow? It took off under those conditions. It looks pretty cool, too, that way. Like flames fluttering sideways in the wind..

Joshifer

Joshifer

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Years ago, Dragon's Breath macro was really popular here. I think that Zygote may have started us all out on it. Anyway, we were giving it away right and left. I had it zip-tied on the return nozzle in my Biocube 29 back then and it grew like a weed. When just sitting in a sump, it seemed to be a slow grower and would even slowly recede. But tied to something where it got high flow? It took off under those conditions. It looks pretty cool, too, that way. Like flames fluttering sideways in the wind..

I love wavy stuff. It soothes my anxiety. After I get fish I'm gonna hunt some dragons breath and zip them to my pumps. It'll add a lot of color too. Hehe. Thanks tom.

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treesprite

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There is some kind of red macro I used to have that grows like a tree, with the bottom anchoring in rock. I had it in a nano as a display piece many years ago (I lost it when moving years ago). I can't remember the name, but will try to find somewhere on the internet.

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AlanM Oracle Reefer

AlanM

Macros in the display can do well even if you're still in the ammonia part of your cycle.  Some macro algae will directly use ammonia before it has converted to nitrate.  

treesprite Neptune Reefer

treesprite

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Ebay has some macro algae listings, some with free shipping (unlike the high shipping of most online vendors

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/macro-algae

 

This looks like a nice deal for starting

 

http://m.ebay.com/itm/NANO-CA-D-TOX-Macro-Algae-Chaeto-Ultra-Purple-Coralline-Dragon-Red-Razor-/112096639869?nav=SEARCH

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AlanM Oracle Reefer

AlanM

Similar to what treesprite posted I really like red bubble algae.  It doesn't seem to grow to plague like proportions like green bubble algae and has very pretty bright orange spots.

Joshifer

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Similar to what treesprite posted I really like red bubble algae. It doesn't seem to grow to plague like proportions like green bubble algae and has very pretty bright orange spots.

Think I'm over the algae thing. Besides the dragon. Getting AI light Monday. So I can start doing corals whenever I get some frags.

treesprite Neptune Reefer

treesprite

After looking at pictures of all those different macroalgaes, now I want to have an algae tank.

Joshifer

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After looking at pictures of all those different macroalgaes, now I want to have an algae tank.[/quote

 

Tom gave me a wonderful Idea. Zip tie the red dragons breath to the power head. It'll hide it. And give it lots of lovely waving and flowing action.

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