Can't Beat Algae? Join them!

[this is me]

Algae growing out of control in your tank? Why not let them grow into a marine planted tank!
Can be pretty nice with careful aquascape and pruning.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2216475

 

[s_kelley]

Very cool idea but what if its hair algae? Lol

 

[dz6t]

Where people get those pretty algae?

 

[this is me]

I see lots of cool looking algae on Reefs2go.com
http://www.reefs2go.com/results.cgis?catalog=MFG&keywords=Macro Algae
http://www.reefs2go.com/results.cgis?catalog=MFG&keywords=Macro+Algae&p=2&size=100

 

[this is me]

But if you let your bubble algae grow to a large colony, it'll probably look cool too. Especially those red slimy one.

 

[joe0813]

ehhh i dont think so... id rather have coral in my display and have a display fuge

 

[STiTCH87]

I bet he doesn't have any nitrates or phosphates... Lol. That's actually pretty cool. A very uncommon approach to this hobby for sure.
And yeah i'm sure much of that algae came from places like Reefs2Go. I'm actually in the process of setting up a macro algae area in my sump myself.
Trying something different than the chaeto approach as I wasn't too fond of the stuff personally.

 

[joelg]

my snails read this thread and decided to join.
kind of fashionable for a snail I guess

 

[joelg]

I put him in there to fight the war on hair algae and the little bugger joined the other side

 

[fishmommy]

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[this is me]

i put him in there to fight the war on hair algae and the little bugger joined the other side

lmao.

 

[STiTCH87]

Lol could've been worse. If he were a turbo he could carry twice as much algae around hahaha. Now you need a snail to clean your snail.

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[Docstach]

I put him in there to fight the war on hair algae and the little bugger joined the other side

That made my night, very funny.

 

[joelg]

Maybe I got him all wrong it might just be camo so he can sneak up on the algae

 

[STiTCH87]

Lol! That's one smart snail then! I'd feel like a spiny star astrea would be a more likely candidate for a ninja snail though hahaha.

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[P-Nut]

The firat poat in that thread says where he got the algae.http://www.live-plants.com

 

[STiTCH87]

Funny, I was just on that site a few hours ago shopping around. Group buy? Lol.

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[this is me]

I will definitely run a marine planted tank(organized refugium) on my next tank. These are very beneficial in filtering and conditioning the water. Also provided food for tangs and other herbivore.

 

[joelg]

I would be in for that

Funny, I was just on that site a few hours ago shopping around. Group buy? Lol.

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[lex_lutha111384]

Is that one of those Twisted Sister snails??