Brand new MACROALGAE forum!

Daniel@R2R · May 2, 2018

Hey everyone! We just set up our new ALGAE DISCUSSION area on R2R with forums for nuisance algae (which we've had for a while now) and now our brand new MACROALGAE forum!!

Please help us fill up this forum with great content about all things MACRO! If you keep a refugium, display refugium, or maybe even incorporate macros into your display, then this forum is for YOU!

We need some of you guys and gals who know macros to write up some cool content that will help us all learn more about the best practices with growing and incorporating macros for all of their great uses. Please share your tips and experiences with us here. Also, for those of you with macro questions, we need you to post those here too!!

Here is a hashtag that we need some of you macro experts to subscribe to: #macromasters We'd also love for some of you who are really passionate about macroalgaes to subscribe to this forum and help us out with answering posts in here!

The rest of us can use this hashtag to ask those with more experience to help us out with questions and suggestions.

Let's populate this thread with some great macro pics!!!

siggy · May 2, 2018

Can I start by asking What's the difference between Algae, Macro Algae, and Seaweed ?

Crabs McJones · May 2, 2018

Awesome!

Great addition to the site

cracker · May 2, 2018

This will be a cool forum. I really like the flat red gracarila Spelling ? Tangs love the stuff & easy to grow !

B-ridge · May 2, 2018

I have a 75 gallon fuge. Looking for advice on what macro algae to use for best nutrient reduction and what’s the best lights to use for macro to grow therefore reducing nitrates?

cpschult · May 2, 2018

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Will Milberger · May 2, 2018

mdbannister said:
Hey everyone! We just set up our new ALGAE DISCUSSION area on R2R with forums for nuisance algae (which we've had for a while now) and now our brand new MACROALGAE forum!!

Please help us fill up this forum with great content about all things MACRO! If you keep a refugium, display refugium, or maybe even incorporate macros into your display, then this forum is for YOU!

We need some of you guys and gals who know macros to write up some cool content that will help us all learn more about the best practices with growing and incorporating macros for all of their great uses. Please share your tips and experiences with us here. Also, for those of you with macro questions, we need you to post those here too!!

Here is a hashtag that we need some of you macro experts to subscribe to: #macromasters We'd also love for some of you who are really passionate about macroalgaes to subscribe to this forum and help us out with answering posts in here!

The rest of us can use this hashtag to ask those with more experience to help us out with questions and suggestions.

Let's populate this thread with some great macro pics!!!

Would love to recreate the bottom tank picture!

Maddlesrain · May 2, 2018

I'm glad all these new forums are being added! I love macro algaes... I tried them in my display for a little while and think I'd liked to bring a few of them back. They're so aesthetically pleasing.

B-ridge said:
I have a 75 gallon fuge. Looking for advice on what macro algae to use for best nutrient reduction and what’s the best lights to use for macro to grow therefore reducing nitrates?

I just scoped the new forum and there's a poll on this topic. I, like many others, enjoy my chaeto algae. It grows rapidly so is good for the job of nutrient export. I grow mine in a DIY reactor with a mix of blue and red lights. I've never had it grow as well as it does now.

Sipec · May 2, 2018

Neat-o

LuizW13 · May 2, 2018

siggy said:
Can I start by asking What's the difference between Algae, Macro Algae, and Seaweed ?

^ditto that.

I'd like to know if anyone has dragons breath in their display- that might be something i want to do.

Sallstrom · May 2, 2018

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siggy said:
Can I start by asking What's the difference between Algae, Macro Algae, and Seaweed ?

Seaweed and macroalgae are the same, multicellular marine algae.
Micro algae are unicellular, single cells or grouped together.

/ David

chris85 · May 2, 2018

This is awesome!! I am following along. I will be back with pictures, but I am not a good photo taker!!

Genomecop · May 2, 2018

Between this and reef scaping I'll never leave the house!

Ruben's Reef · May 2, 2018

R2R is getting better and better with all this new topics discussion separately. I really like it.

BBoley24 · May 2, 2018

I'd love to know which fish prefer which species of macro

joekool · May 2, 2018

Good add. Nice to see us branching out to discuss more things.

ElectricMusic · May 2, 2018

This is a good online resource I have used for information on everything macro algae:

https://www.marineplantbook.com/

Devaji · May 2, 2018

Heck yeah about time we have a dedicated macro algae forum!! I think they are way over looked in the hobby I have a 20L macro tank. unfortunately it got over run by cotton candy algae and needs a reset. but is a fun challenge to do a macro tank for sure.

joe berkman · May 3, 2018

Well if dumb questions is what you want, here ya go. I have a 18 gallon refugium on a 72 gal display I harvest about 3 gallons of chetto every 2 weeks, my ph swings about .3 every night from 8.3 during the day to 8.6 at night. Should I turn down my light?