Caulerpa

[shista]

is Caulerpa good for my fishtank??? do the fish eat it?? what does it eat?

 

[jjlittle]

Calerpa is very good it help remove nitrates / phosphates and you only need to have proper lighting its a plant some fish eat it tangs will eat it all if you have them.

 

[shista]

what kind of light do they need?

 

[jjlittle]

They dont need any real special light the do very well with 6500k and higher bulbs its the spectrum that is important.

 

[shista]

i have a 50/50 65 watt pc light and a powerglow 15 watts light. will this do??

 

[snailheave]

i hated my caulerpa
i got rid mine, or attempted to
they are still in my tank

 

[shista]

do they spread fast?? y did u hate it? do tangs eat it fast?

 

[snailheave]

they take roots at places you don't want them to be and they are almost impossible to uproot.
my tang doesn't touch any vegitables.

 

[gohome]

do they sting or enythign if u want to pull them out??

 

[snailheave]

no. but they don't come off rocks easily and if you leave just a tiny strand in your tank it's going to grow all over again.

 

[shista]

but there still good for the tank right??

 

[snailheave]

there are better options for macroalgaes out there