Greetings question about refugium

[miaheatlvr]

Hi there people, i have a CPR hang on the back of tank refugium with built in protein skimmer, it come with pretty decent stock lighting so im gonna leave it alone. I have it running and in the sump i have a selection of marine plants halameda, shaving brushes and some green fans, in the 3inches of miracle mud. To top it off i have spaghetti algae covering the top of all this, the spaghetti algae is pretty thick and seem to be covering the other plants from getting light somewhat. is this a real problem should i really thin out the spag algae or just leave it and see what happens? i would hate to throw out the spag alage since i payed to get it fedexed here, but id rather do whats right, i have no CULERPA in my system. Thanks for any help! MiaHeatLvr

 

[miaheatlvr]

Please somebody reply, regards!

 

[trainfever]

Most LFS will give you credit for it. Go to your LFS and ask if they are interested in it. It's a great way to help pay for this hobby. You could even sell it to people on here or on ----, either way, you have to remove some every once in a while to remove nitrates. If you leave the macro algae in your fuge, it will give you false readings on your tests.

 

[miaheatlvr]

Thank-you Train, but what i really want to know is if the Spag algae is floating in the top of my thin refugium, is it a problem that it ight be to thick for my light source to supply light for my marine plants which lie underneath. In otherwords do you think having all of this Chaetomoprha Algae floating on top will affect my marine plants that i planted underneath? Best Regards!
Originally Posted by trainfever
Most LFS will give you credit for it. Go to your LFS and ask if they are interested in it. It's a great way to help pay for this hobby. You could even sell it to people on here or on ----, either way, you have to remove some every once in a while to remove nitrates. If you leave the macro algae in your fuge, it will give you false readings on your tests.

 

[moby]

Hey Miaheatlvr,
If it is thick enough to make it dark down where the other plants underneath are, then yes. It should be thinned out.
Kinda like trying to grow grass directly underneath your hedge, doesn't work too well.
Moby

 

[trainfever]

Yes it can get too thick which could cause more problems. If the algae on top is blocking the light, the algae on bottom will die and cause nitrates which you dont want. You have to cull your macroalgae just like mowing your lawn. About one a month I take out half of my macro and sell it to my LFS.