Let's see some macro algae tank

[AlexG]

What lighting were you using?

I was using a power compact light with 65K daylight bulbs. The refuge was on a reverse day/night cycle from the display. On my new build I am planning to use outdoor LED flood lights that are 100 watt 6000-6500K for the refuge.

 

[Jayman]

Sweet! Keep us updated! I have always loved the idea of those!

Will do. Seems to be working fine so far

 

[Devaji]

I have a 20L macro tank a fee months old now gone through some changes. Lost a kit of macros from the start.
Lately I have been adding more shroms discos,rics etc. So not I guess it's a macro and shroms tank haha.

About to do a water changes and Maintance been awhile since my last FTS. But here it is a while back.

The last should was not of the macros but of my DIY acclamation box.
But you get a idea of the macros tank.
Post a better FTS soon.

 

[LetItReef]

need to get one of the String of pearls? It looks nice.

 

[SaltySue]

Hi, I have read on macro algaes a lot lately, especially red algeas. I have some red razor tree, dragon's breath that I think I may have killed a lot of, some other large red leaf, & red grapes that is doing very well.
Sorry, no pics my stupid phone won't post them. Am going to try to go thru uTube.

 

[SaltySue]

Go to: http://www.live-plants.com. (Gulf Costal Plants). They have a good selection & great prices!

 

[LetItReef]

Go to: http://www.live-plants.com. (Gulf Costal Plants). They have a good selection & great prices!

Thanks for sharing the site! I will definitely get a few here. I really like the blue one- Hypnea pannosa.

 

[LetItReef]

Getting hooked

https://www.lareefs.com/collections/macroalgae?page=4

 

[Devaji]

Yeah Macros are underrated IMHO. It's a bit different reefing with them as you have to have nutrients for them but not to much. I stated out with alot of macros from the get go like 10+ lost alot tank was to new even tho it had po4/ no3
Here is a FTS from today:

As you can see ben adding shroms. Rics, discos ect.
i'll get a better pics this even with out the reflection from the big window.

 

[Devaji]

i'll post

need to get one of the String of pearls? It looks nice.

yup that's a string of pearls. I have another tpe that is doing very good. it like a cross of red grape and string of pearls.
prob. just a different morph of red grape. it nice came from my LR in my reef actually.

I cant seam to grow greens. my purples did OK for a while. dot some not as many as I did tho.
now that the tank is more mature I need to get more.
there is this crazy metallic marco I want. forgot where i saw it but it was amazing!

 

[LetItReef]

Red always gets my vote

 

[LetItReef]

i'll post

yup that's a string of pearls. I have another tpe that is doing very good. it like a cross of red grape and string of pearls.
prob. just a different morph of red grape. it nice came from my LR in my reef actually.

I cant seam to grow greens. my purples did OK for a while. dot some not as many as I did tho.
now that the tank is more mature I need to get more.
there is this crazy metallic marco I want. forgot where i saw it but it was amazing!

Where did u buy the string of pearls and the red grape?

 

[Devaji]

^ a fellow reefer.

also check out LA reefs they have a nice selection of macro there all sold out tho...
they have that metallic color changing macro. I want to get some of that.

 

[jsbull]

Go to: http://www.live-plants.com. (Gulf Costal Plants). They have a good selection & great prices!

This is where I got my macro. They have some great stuff and give you a ton of it. It was very cold when they shipped to me and it wasn't well expedited. I was sad that all the amphipods and stars died, but the algae did fine.

I highly recommend them, especially at their current pricing.

These are pics right after I dropped the algae in my seahorse display refugium.

I should point out that the dragon's breath was already in there and there are a few gorgonians, a blueberry seafan, and some frags of GSP in there as well.

 

[LetItReef]

Nice colors there @jsbull! I have been checking the site above but there are out of stock

 

[jsbull]

Nice colors there @jsbull! I have been checking the site above but there are out of stock

Thanks! They still have everything I picked up. Just ordered some cotton candy macro from them too.

Here are some close ups once everything opened up.

 

[LetItReef]

^Clean! By the way, what type of lighting do you have there @jsbull .

 

[jsbull]

^Clean! By the way, what type of lighting do you have there @jsbull .

Thanks! I have a Radion XR15 on the seahorse side. XR 30w's on my DT.

It's all plumbed together as one system.

 

[LetItReef]

Thanks! I have a Radion XR15 on the seahorse side. XR 30w's on my DT.

It's all plumbed together as one system.

I just placed an order of Red sampler algae and Hypnea pannosa. I will place these two at the bottom too with a360 Kessil. Hope it will be ok, what do you think?

 

[jsbull]

I just placed an order of Red sampler algae and Hypnea pannosa. I will place these two at the bottom too with a360 Kessil. Hope it will be ok, what do you think?

I am no expert on macro, not yet anyway. This is my first run at anything other than dragon's breath and chaeto.

It all seems pretty hardy though.