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Location: just outside of Ottawa, Ontario
12-02-2007, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by swylie View Post
I know nothing of saltwater tanks. Why do I always see references to people growing macroalgae in their refugiums and not plants? Are marine plants not very interesting? Slow growers?


In my view, macro tanks (in particular coldwater ones), are the most fascinating marine tanks. I've keep various coldwater species (see signature), but I do find them particularly hard to keep, sometimes due to temperature, sometimes lighting. The Zostera I've kept (they look like freshwater Vallisneria) were relatively easy, but hard to obtain.

Others, like Chaetomorpha are easy enough to keep, but (IMO) are best suited to the refugium since they eventually tangle in everything!

I'm hoping to post some photos of my coldwater tank after the holidays, once I get my 'camera issues' in order.

RAS


Richard Santink
Mississippi Mills, ON Canada

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125g macroalgae-only tank
Non-CO2
2 x 30W 18K lighting
overdosin' Fe & I
Codium fragile
Chondrus crispus
Chaetomorpha spp.
Corallina officinalis
Zostera marina

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