Coulerpa Question

[salt55]

Recently i purchased some really great live rock online. Tons of life. I have since had a patch of bright magenta coulerpa growing on one piece very rapidly. i already cut it back once. It looks really cool actually. Is this good or bad or indifferent for the tank? I also have corraline beginning to grow on the back wall for the first time, its great. I love just looking at the tank, and i dont even have any fish yet.

 

[dreeves]

Calurpa is a good thing for a tank...it is better in a refugium or sump though. It will naturally filter out ions and such from the water.

 

[bang guy]

I'm just a poor country boy... what color is Magenta?

 

[jonthefb]

not harmful at all and will make a great snack for most algae eating fishes, as well as provide a natural safe haven for many types of copeopods, etc!
good luck
jon