****Brand new MACROALGAE forum!****

[Daniel@R2R]

Hey everyone! We just set up our new ALGAE DISCUSSION area on R2R with forums for nuisance algae (which we've had for a while now) and now our brand new MACROALGAE forum!!

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Please help us fill up this forum with great content about all things MACRO! If you keep a refugium, display refugium, or maybe even incorporate macros into your display, then this forum is for YOU!

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We need some of you guys and gals who know macros to write up some cool content that will help us all learn more about the best practices with growing and incorporating macros for all of their great uses. Please share your tips and experiences with us here. Also, for those of you with macro questions, we need you to post those here too!!

Here is a hashtag that we need some of you macro experts to subscribe to: #macromasters We'd also love for some of you who are really passionate about macroalgaes to subscribe to this forum and help us out with answering posts in here!

The rest of us can use this hashtag to ask those with more experience to help us out with questions and suggestions.

Let's populate this thread with some great macro pics!!!

 

[siggy]

Can I start by asking What's the difference between Algae, Macro Algae, and Seaweed ?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Awesome! Great addition to the site

 

[cracker]

This will be a cool forum. I really like the flat red gracarila Spelling ? Tangs love the stuff & easy to grow !

 

[B-ridge]

I have a 75 gallon fuge. Looking for advice on what macro algae to use for best nutrient reduction and what’s the best lights to use for macro to grow therefore reducing nitrates?

 

[cpschult]

@lakereef

 

[Will Milberger]

Hey everyone! We just set up our new ALGAE DISCUSSION area on R2R with forums for nuisance algae (which we've had for a while now) and now our brand new MACROALGAE forum!!

​

Please help us fill up this forum with great content about all things MACRO! If you keep a refugium, display refugium, or maybe even incorporate macros into your display, then this forum is for YOU!

​

We need some of you guys and gals who know macros to write up some cool content that will help us all learn more about the best practices with growing and incorporating macros for all of their great uses. Please share your tips and experiences with us here. Also, for those of you with macro questions, we need you to post those here too!!

Here is a hashtag that we need some of you macro experts to subscribe to: #macromasters We'd also love for some of you who are really passionate about macroalgaes to subscribe to this forum and help us out with answering posts in here!

The rest of us can use this hashtag to ask those with more experience to help us out with questions and suggestions.

Let's populate this thread with some great macro pics!!!

Would love to recreate the bottom tank picture!

 

[Maddlesrain]

I'm glad all these new forums are being added! I love macro algaes... I tried them in my display for a little while and think I'd liked to bring a few of them back. They're so aesthetically pleasing.

I have a 75 gallon fuge. Looking for advice on what macro algae to use for best nutrient reduction and what’s the best lights to use for macro to grow therefore reducing nitrates?

I just scoped the new forum and there's a poll on this topic. I, like many others, enjoy my chaeto algae. It grows rapidly so is good for the job of nutrient export. I grow mine in a DIY reactor with a mix of blue and red lights. I've never had it grow as well as it does now.

 

[Sipec]

Neat-o

 

[LuizW13]

Can I start by asking What's the difference between Algae, Macro Algae, and Seaweed ?

^ditto that.

I'd like to know if anyone has dragons breath in their display- that might be something i want to do.

 

[Sallstrom]

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Can I start by asking What's the difference between Algae, Macro Algae, and Seaweed ?

Seaweed and macroalgae are the same, multicellular marine algae.
Micro algae are unicellular, single cells or grouped together.

/ David

 

[chris85]

This is awesome!! I am following along. I will be back with pictures, but I am not a good photo taker!!

 

[Genomecop]

Between this and reef scaping I'll never leave the house!

 

[Ruben's Reef]

R2R is getting better and better with all this new topics discussion separately. I really like it.

 

[BBoley24]

I'd love to know which fish prefer which species of macro

 

[joekool]

Good add. Nice to see us branching out to discuss more things.

 

[ElectricMusic]

This is a good online resource I have used for information on everything macro algae:

https://www.marineplantbook.com/

 

[Devaji]

Heck yeah about time we have a dedicated macro algae forum!! I think they are way over looked in the hobby I have a 20L macro tank. unfortunately it got over run by cotton candy algae and needs a reset. but is a fun challenge to do a macro tank for sure.

 

[joe berkman]

Well if dumb questions is what you want, here ya go. I have a 18 gallon refugium on a 72 gal display I harvest about 3 gallons of chetto every 2 weeks, my ph swings about .3 every night from 8.3 during the day to 8.6 at night. Should I turn down my light?

 

[Genomecop]

Any online sources for the colorful ones?