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Old 01-04-2010, 09:10 PM
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It is a hard plant so the lawnmower blenny won't touch that. They usually only eat softer algaes.
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Old 01-04-2010, 10:35 PM
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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.
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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.
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