red tang heaven

[darthmatt]

Quick Questions,
I bought some red gracilaria and within a day it started turning pale green. Is it dying? Will it come back? There weren't any roots on it either. Maybe it needs more lighting? Any Ideas would be great. thanks matt

 

[nm reef]

Can't help much as to why it turned green...I tried a hand full of the stuff a year or so ago in my refugium but it slowly wasted away and never got established.It is reported to be a great food source...needs moderate lighting & current...folks say it can simply be placed in crevices in the LR and it will quickly root and florish. I've also seen/heard that it does not tolerate high levels of phosphate and/or nitrates.:thinking: