Cheapest macroalgae source?

[MandarinFish]

I'm in Northern Cali.

Damn the law, I need macroalgae and am not stupid enough to dump it in the ocean.

What are the cheapest places to get it?

I know it grows, but I could sure use a whole lot of the stuff...

 

[North Bay 101]

I throw some out every month. If you want some let me know. I am about ready to pull some. I have the "bottle brush" type of caulerpa.

North Bay

 

[MandarinFish]

You would make my day if you gave me some.

Email me... jamesfargher@hotmail

I will take any that anyone is offering, and will gladly pay shipping or drive to you in the Bay Area....

 

[Mac1]

Hell, I'll send you a bunch of mine! Just send me a box with a bunch of SPS Frags, and I'll return it to you filled with Algae!

- Mac

 

[D-Nak]

I'm going to my friend's house tomorrow evening who has a refugium full of caulerpa -- I'll ask him to thin out a bit. Send me an email if you still need some.

Derrick

 

[Anonymous]

Ironic. I advertised that I had some about 3 weeks ago. I traded about 1/3 of it for Xenia & Green Star polyps and still ended up throwing about 5-8 pounds away. I should have about that much in another 4 months if you still need some.

 

[MandarinFish]

Damn Ben I didn't see that one. I *will* take any you have when you trim again and will give you any goodies I can.

I will keep fishing for it from people, because it grows like a weed once it's really going.

I just have a lot of room to grow and can use all the bio-filtration and microalgae competition I can possibly get my hands on. Gotta keep the nitrates and blue-green algae down.

Anyone else got some?

[ January 31, 2002: Message edited by: MandarinFish ]</p>

 

[jdeets]

Well, the prior posters took it right out of my mouth--fellow reefers are the best source. Actually, I used to throw mine out. Last time I harvested it, I put it in a bucket of system water and took it to the LFS and I got $20 in store credit for it.

 

[North Bay 101]

MandarinFish,
I sent an e-mail to your hotmail account and it bounced. Send me an e-mail so we can get together.

North Bay

 

[SanDiegoBryan]

I'm confused... I was told by my LFS that the caulerpa algae they sell isn't the same mediterranean "Killer Algae" they banned...

Here is what is illegal:

close-up of the leaves:

I don't remember what the stuff I used to feed it to my tangs looked like, but I think it was different..

I am looking to add it to the refugium, and want to find out what's what....

Here is a picture of what I used to feed my tangs:

I'm no marine biologist, but it looks like the "Killer" caulerpa has smaller narrower fanlike leaves whereas the aquarium stuff has fatter meatier leaves..

Are the pictures the same? Is that the same stuff as we use?

Any info is appreciated..

[ January 31, 2002: Message edited by: SanDiegoBryan ]</p>

 

[MandarinFish]

NorthBay 101 - I just emailed you at n7vy@qrp.net.

I hope that's the right address.

Did you add .com to my email address when you sent me your note?

 

[MandarinFish]

Has anyone else got macroalgae for me?

It would earn you a lot of good karma points.