PLANT ????
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snakeblitz33
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They look different enough to me to merit calling them different names....
Is this a test?
Is this a test?
snakeblitz33
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The pinecone plant looks a little more leafy than the shaving brush plant. The shaving brush looks quite a bit more prickly. The shaving brush leaves also extend from the central stock, and the pinecone plant seems to have many stems off the main stock that form leaves. That's just from observation... I'm wondering if the pinecone plant is calcerous/hard to the touch. I know the shaving brush is very calcerous/prickly.
meowzer
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NO SNAKE>......There is no description on the pine cone plant....SOOOOO I wnated to knwo if the onoly difference was the LOOK....or was there something else
LOL....NO TEST....
I have had NO luck with the shaving brush, and was thinking of trying the pine cone if there was a difference
LOL....NO TEST....
I have had NO luck with the shaving brush, and was thinking of trying the pine cone if there was a difference
travelerjp98
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Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430692
What is the difference between a Pinecone Plant
AND A shaving Brush Plant
To me, the pinecone plant looks like... well.. a pine cone. Several "half disks"... if you will... coming out in "layers".
The shaving brush plant looks like a bunch of needles just coming "up" from a central stalk.
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430692
What is the difference between a Pinecone Plant
AND A shaving Brush Plant
To me, the pinecone plant looks like... well.. a pine cone. Several "half disks"... if you will... coming out in "layers".
The shaving brush plant looks like a bunch of needles just coming "up" from a central stalk.
snakeblitz33
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Meowzer, I've NEVER had any success with shaving brush plants. I doubt I would ever have success with pinecones. I realized calcerous algaes are not for me. 
travelerjp98
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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430713
Meowzer, I've NEVER had any success with shaving brush plants. I doubt I would ever have success with pinecones. I realized calcerous algaes are not for me.
Darn it... I was about to get some for my tank... I guess not..
Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430713
Meowzer, I've NEVER had any success with shaving brush plants. I doubt I would ever have success with pinecones. I realized calcerous algaes are not for me.
Darn it... I was about to get some for my tank... I guess not..
meowzer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430713
Meowzer, I've NEVER had any success with shaving brush plants. I doubt I would ever have success with pinecones. I realized calcerous algaes are not for me.
YEAH...me neither I have tried shaving brush, halimeda, the blade plants.....all died on me
Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430713
Meowzer, I've NEVER had any success with shaving brush plants. I doubt I would ever have success with pinecones. I realized calcerous algaes are not for me.
YEAH...me neither
I have tried shaving brush, halimeda, the blade plants.....all died on me
travelerjp98
Active Member
LOL... is it just me or am I being ignored tonight???
meowzer
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Originally Posted by travelerjp98 http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430727
LOL... is it just me or am I being ignored tonight???
I think it's just you
Originally Posted by travelerjp98 http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430727
LOL... is it just me or am I being ignored tonight???
I think it's just you
travelerjp98
Active Member
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Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430733
What you shared had already been addressed, I don't see how that's being ignored..
NM with that statement. I was just being ignored for a little bit!
Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430733
What you shared had already been addressed, I don't see how that's being ignored..
NM with that statement. I was just being ignored for a little bit!
travelerjp98
Active Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430732
I think it's just you
haha... now I think that it is just me.....
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430732
I think it's just you
haha... now I think that it is just me.....
aquaknight
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The issue with these calcerous algae is collection/harvesting. Shaving brush/pinecone/halimeda all have root systems. And when carelessly ripped off rock or from the sand, the root system is damaged and the algae slowly dies. The death is typically slow enough, that the algae can pass through the standard collector/distributor/wholesaler/retailer chain and still maintain their health/coloration before entering the unsuspecting customers' tanks.
Halimeda isn't really that hard to keep, it's just finding the right ones. Halimeda sold as loose links/branches or just a 'clump' will likely die. You'll need to look for halimeda already attached to live rock. The problem is that live rock is often treated soo poorly, just wrapped in wet newspaper, any cool hitchhikers die, but most pests, aptasias, etc, still live...
Halimeda isn't really that hard to keep, it's just finding the right ones. Halimeda sold as loose links/branches or just a 'clump' will likely die. You'll need to look for halimeda already attached to live rock. The problem is that live rock is often treated soo poorly, just wrapped in wet newspaper, any cool hitchhikers die, but most pests, aptasias, etc, still live...
rainbow grouper
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Our Halimeda is attached to a carpet of GPS. And the chocolate tang even EATS the plant! I suppose you always get the an odd fish out. (I swear that tang 'll eat anything
snakeblitz33
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Yeah, I think AK hit the nail on the head with this one. Lately, all the live rock that I have ordered has had halimeda jut spring up from no where and start growing! It's kinda neat, to be honest. I'm hoping that some of it grows. I like it's decorative look. I noticed when I got shaving brush that time that it had no root system. I was hoping that by dipping it in some root grow and putting it in some semi-course sand that it would grow a new root system, but they never do, so I gave up.
travelerjp98
Active Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by AquaKnight http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430799
The issue with these calcerous algae is collection/harvesting. Shaving brush/pinecone/halimeda all have root systems. And when carelessly ripped off rock or from the sand, the root system is damaged and the algae slowly dies. The death is typically slow enough, that the algae can pass through the standard collector/distributor/wholesaler/retailer chain and still maintain their health/coloration before entering the unsuspecting customers' tanks.
Halimeda isn't really that hard to keep, it's just finding the right ones. Halimeda sold as loose links/branches or just a 'clump' will likely die. You'll need to look for halimeda already attached to live rock. The problem is that live rock is often treated soo poorly, just wrapped in wet newspaper, any cool hitchhikers die, but most pests, aptasias, etc, still live...
Those are really good tips. Thanks AK!
Originally Posted by AquaKnight http:///t/388767/plant#post_3430799
The issue with these calcerous algae is collection/harvesting. Shaving brush/pinecone/halimeda all have root systems. And when carelessly ripped off rock or from the sand, the root system is damaged and the algae slowly dies. The death is typically slow enough, that the algae can pass through the standard collector/distributor/wholesaler/retailer chain and still maintain their health/coloration before entering the unsuspecting customers' tanks.
Halimeda isn't really that hard to keep, it's just finding the right ones. Halimeda sold as loose links/branches or just a 'clump' will likely die. You'll need to look for halimeda already attached to live rock. The problem is that live rock is often treated soo poorly, just wrapped in wet newspaper, any cool hitchhikers die, but most pests, aptasias, etc, still live...
Those are really good tips. Thanks AK!