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Taming Caulerpa Prolifera in a Caribbean Mixed Garden Lagoon (1 Viewer)

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Lol I will let you know when I head up to austin again. Maybe we can meet up. Seems i am going back and fourth quite a bit.

Edit:I wonder what the tangs will let survive haha

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Look forward to connecting. Even though mailing address is Austin, I am located in Hays County 2 miles north of Salt Lick bbq.
 
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Indeed. Low cost easy systems are the absolute opposite of what todays reefing is all about. I have heard of macro tanks crashing pretty hard and overloading the system with nutrients but guess all tanks can do that.

Honestly, I must admit I am just as enthused about gear as I am about the reefs. I love to see it all come together and do its thing. That said, I have looked into some algaes that would be palatable to the tangs so I can keep some in a fuge and move it to the DT every once in a while for a tang treat.

I guess a lot of people are chasing SPS and that requires a little more finesse and gear
For feeding tangs, Caulerpa Paspoides is a good choice: Hippo & lawnmower devour it. In bottom 55G tank, lights are more intense and without a fish bioload, I am dosing ammonia to keep up with nitrogen demand. Because I did not prune regularly, a very large patch of fast growing Caulerpa Paspoidies went sexual, yet some small sprigs in the shadow of Sargassum hyxtris did not go sexual.
 

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In 30G seaweed tank full of different red macros note the last piece of Caulerpa Paspoides as it has disintegrated from going sexual 10 days ago.
 

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