Dragon's Breath dying

[fragit]

Got a few pieces of Dragon's breath for my refugium two weeks ago. Tank is pretty new about a month old. Also got some feather caulerpa, and some chaeto at the same time. All other algaes are doing great except the Dragon's Breath which seems to be fading in color and withering away. I have just placed it in some crevices in the rock work. I am using a DIY Rapid LED lighting set up from my last tank. Don't know exactly where my levels are at, but I'm still in the cycling process. Any ideas?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Got a few pieces of Dragon's breath for my refugium two weeks ago. Tank is pretty new about a month old. Also got some feather caulerpa, and some chaeto at the same time. All other algaes are doing great except the Dragon's Breath which seems to be fading in color and withering away. I have just placed it in some crevices in the rock work. I am using a DIY Rapid LED lighting set up from my last tank. Don't know exactly where my levels are at, but I'm still in the cycling process. Any ideas?

yea it could be no nutrients available. My dragons breath do best with less light than chato, in fact it often over takes the chato by growing in and under it. same with my dragons tongue.

 

[fragit]

Just a like @saltyfilmfolks? Come on you have advice for all sorts of people but not me?

Edited: Oops spoke to soon.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Just a like @saltyfilmfolks? Come on you have advice for all sorts of people but not me?

Edited: Oops spoke to soon.

haha. Gotcha

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

 

[Tahoe61]

Just a like @saltyfilmfolks? Come on you have advice for all sorts of people but not me?

Edited: Oops spoke to soon.

Less light, more nutrients, less competing other algae types.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Here's the dragons breath in my completely neglected hob fuge on the 30g.
Grows great but only down

 

[fragit]

Hmm, there should be/are plenty of nutrients I will try less light for sure!