seaweed

beck51

beck51

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I have a 12 gallon biocube, I have two good sized live rock that are covered on seaweed like growth. I've tried to pull it off , but to no avail. It gets really long and I pull off what I can, but it seems to want to take over my tank. Any ideas ?? What could I get that would eat that stuff and be conpatible wirh a clown and a blenny ??
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by beck51 http:///t/395628/seaweed#post_3522623
I have a 12 gallon biocube, I have two good sized live rock that are covered on seaweed like growth. I've tried to pull it off , but to no avail. It gets really long and I pull off what I can, but it seems to want to take over my tank. Any ideas ?? What could I get that would eat that stuff and be conpatible wirh a clown and a blenny ??
Can you get a picture? Does it look like hair, or is it on a runner (a single line for a root)? Does it have leaves like little feathers?
 
beck51

beck51

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I'll try to send a pic., but it's long and definitely feathery. Sometimes when I pull it out there's roots that have spread into the sand and I can get a good chunk out, I can get it down a little on the rocks, but never all, then it grows right back. I'll be able to post a pic. in about an hour or so. Thanks for you're help. :)
 
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saxman

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Look up Caulerpa taxifolia, or one of its variants...that's almost certainly what you have. It's invasive, and IME is one of the fastest-growing of the invasive Caulerpa species. When you pull the stuff out, be sure and freeze it for 24 hrs to kill the stuff before you toss it.
 
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