Plant growth in Coral/fish tank - question

[hillegom]

Originally Posted by tlo

halimeda algae
it is slower growing, but i pull it out of my tank as it uses up an enormous amount of calcium to grow and i dont fancy buying supplements so my macro algae can flourish i would rather the calcium i add to the tank be used by my corals.

+1

[Leah]

Hi Len

I take it right out as well
How about some new photo's for me to drool over of the tank of course

Leah

[newreefer_59]

Too bad my lawmower blenny isn't feasting on it.

Will be happy to send you a few new pics Leah.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

It is a hard plant so the lawnmower blenny won't touch that. They usually only eat softer algaes.

[Bloodasp]

I guess it's one of those things that depends on the person if it is a good idea to take care of, much like mantis shrimps, hermit crabs, and mushrooms, xenia, bristle worm etc. If you don't mind dosing a bit more calcium they can be good I guess. The only thing that it seems like everyone agrees is bad are cyanos and hair algae.

[untamed]

I think this is a good algae to have. Yes, it does pull some Ca from the water. However, it is also pulling some nutrients...so if you remove it, something else will find a way to use those nutrients and you may not like what grows in it's place.