Adding Algae

[Dan Norgard]

Hi;
I have some LR in my 80g but will be adding more, the water is fine and
there are no added livestock in there and probably won't be any for a few
months. Is it okay to add some Gracilaria, Turtle Grass and Cheatamorpha to
get a little more life started?

Thanks,

Dan

[Marc Levenson]

Hi Dan,

That is up to you. Do you care if you have this stuff in your display tank
later on down the road? Some algaes are hard to remove once they take root. I
keep mine in a refugium, so my reef tank stays algae free.

Marc


Dan Norgard wrote:

> Hi;
> I have some LR in my 80g but will be adding more, the water is fine and
> there are no added livestock in there and probably won't be any for a few
> months. Is it okay to add some Gracilaria, Turtle Grass and Cheatamorpha to
> get a little more life started?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan

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[Dan Norgard]

Sorry, forgot to add that I was planning on putting them in the 30g
sump/refugium.

Dan



"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
Hi Dan,

That is up to you. Do you care if you have this stuff in your display tank
later on down the road? Some algaes are hard to remove once they take root.
I
keep mine in a refugium, so my reef tank stays algae free.

Marc


Dan Norgard wrote:

> Hi;
> I have some LR in my 80g but will be adding more, the water is fine and
> there are no added livestock in there and probably won't be any for a few
> months. Is it okay to add some Gracilaria, Turtle Grass and Cheatamorpha
to
> get a little more life started?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan

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