Does anyone have or use sea lettuce?

[TangerineSpeedo]

I tried several times to grow Uva, and was never successful.
I do not know why. I have finally been able to grow other macro algae, but still no Uva, and no Chaeto. These two just die after a few weeks.

What was your methodology? Sea Lettuce tends to naturally like high nutrient and calmer intercostal waters or tide pools. So you just have to mimic that.

 

[Sean Clark]

I grew it for a while thinking would be a win win but the tangs would not eat it. I just threw it away after attempting to make a salad out of it. It does grow fast though. This pic is old.

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

I grew it for a while thinking would be a win win but the tangs would not eat it. I just threw it away after attempting to make a salad out of it. It does grow fast though. This pic is old.

It is supposed to make a tasty salad...
Tuna TarTar anyone?

 

[AydenLincoln]

I grew it for a while thinking would be a win win but the tangs would not eat it. I just threw it away after attempting to make a salad out of it. It does grow fast though. This pic is old.

Did you like it lol?

 

[Sean Clark]

Did you like it lol?

I see why the tangs avoid it.

 

[AydenLincoln]

I see why the tangs avoid it.

LOL!!!!! You know what is really good/what I love personally…seaweed salad! Mmmhh…delicious!

 

[Sean Clark]

LOL!!!!! You know what is really good/what I love personally…seaweed salad! Mmmhh…delicious!

I'll set the table for you.

 

[AydenLincoln]

I'll set the table for you.

I got my seaweed salad this thread got me in the mood!

 

[Rmckoy]

Is this sea lettuce grown and harvested from our systems safe for our consumption ?

 

[Rmckoy]

If I could find it I would swap out the cheato that just goes in the trash and grow something that someone might benefit from

 

[DaJMasta]

If it helps for growing it: high phosphates and lighting seem to be the biggest thing. I got a little in my display and it's invasive - growing on rocks, snail shells, and displacing all the hair algae in my turf algae scrubber.

My parameters are mostly normal, and nitrates are modest (and it grew fine before I started dosing chaetogro to bring up some parameters), but my phosphate has always been high (1ppm or more, often), so that may be the key.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Is this sea lettuce grown and harvested from our systems safe for our consumption ?

I mean if you don’t add chemicals to your tank and it’s in a refugium. Most likely yes/I don’t see why not. Just give it a good rinse. And I mean most of it comes from the dirty ocean anyway. I probably wouldn’t eat a ton of it but if you wanted to try a little it probably wouldn’t kill you.

 

[Rmckoy]

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I mean if you don’t add chemicals to your tank and it’s in a refugium. Most likely yes/I don’t see why not. Just give it a good rinse. And I mean most of it comes from the dirty ocean anyway. I probably wouldn’t eat a ton of it but if you wanted to try a little it probably wouldn’t kill you.

Probably …
Sounds very promising .
Almost makes me want try growing some
Now

 

[Rmckoy]

I don’t think the ocean where it’s grown would use synthetic salts , dose alkalinity or calcium ,
Or struggle with elevated nutrients .

 

[Rmckoy]

BUT…. If I can find a Canadian supplier I will try it

 

[AydenLincoln]

I don’t think the ocean where it’s grown would use synthetic salts , dose alkalinity or calcium ,
Or struggle with elevated nutrients .

I mean a lot of it is grown in captivity too.

 

[AydenLincoln]

BUT…. If I can find a Canadian supplier I will try it

There definitely are. I’d ask around imperial/specialized markets and any sushi/seafood restaurants near you.

 

[Rmckoy]

There definitely are. I’d ask around imperial/specialized markets and any sushi/seafood restaurants near you.

A simple
Google search , apparently dry organic “
Dulse “
Is easy to find but to find roots to grow is what I would initially be interested in finding .

 

[AydenLincoln]

A simple
Google search , apparently dry organic “
Dulse “
Is easy to find but to find roots to grow is what I would initially be interested in finding .

Yes. I found that too a lot more are dried or only sold to businesses and restaurants. Or shipping is $65 ugh.

 

[Rmckoy]

Yes. I found that too a lot more are dried or only sold to businesses and restaurants. Or shipping is $65 ugh.

Ill
Look and see what I can find .