Actually, it does. The it "reproduces" or dominates both the ocean and our tanks simply by growth. It grows and attaches to things, and new leaves grow and so on and so on until it completely overruns areas of the ocean, or our tanks. My display tank has been plagued by caluerpa since I set it up, and I battle it constantly to get rid of it. I hate the stuff.
It also goes asexual in spots in the ocean, just like our tanks, but it does not happen often in the ocean. That is becuase it is grazed on in the ocean by fish, so we are trying to duplicate that by harvesting it in our systems. Shane > -----Original Message----- > From: Marco Delsordo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 10:46 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Carbon > > ohhh i got it, thanks Shane. > Sounds weird to me to reproduce and die in the meanwhile. > I asume that in the tank it will not reproduce as in the ocean right? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shane Clays [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Lunes, 01 de Octubre de 2001 11:28 a.m. > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Carbon > > > It dies during/from reproduction. Think of it like this, it is much like > when corals spawn, except the caluerpa dies from it. Yes, to lessen the > chance of it happening, harvest it every week or two. It still may happen, > but it seems that harvesting keeps the chances at a minimum. > > Shane > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marco Delsordo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 10:25 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Carbon > > > > ok, so how it can reproduce if it dies?? > > That has happended to me in a couple of times. > > And to prevent this i need to harvest it once every week or two right?? > > Thanks. > > Marco > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Shane Clays [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Lunes, 01 de Octubre de 2001 11:18 a.m. > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: Carbon > > > > > > Sure. One way that caluerpa reproduces is by going asexual. Is what > > happens > > is it releases all of its chloropyll into the water column and dies. > Some > > times an aquarist will wake up in the morning, and their tank water is > > very > > very cloudy and their caluerpa is white (and dead). That is because it > > went > > asexual and dumped all of its chloropyll. It is not a good thing for > your > > tank, and kills the caluerpa. > > > > Shane > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Marco Delsordo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 10:13 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: Carbon > > > > > > Thanks Shane, as for caulerpa, I�ve never seen that taxfolia species, > > i�ve > > > seen Racemosa, Prolifera and Floridiana, i was planning to add some of > > > that > > > species depending what is on my lfs, right now they have some of what > is > > > like a feather form. > > > And of that a sexual thing i didn�t knew what was it, could you > explain > > it > > > to me a little more? > > > Thanks > > > Marco > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Shane Clays [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Lunes, 01 de Octubre de 2001 10:54 a.m. > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > Subject: RE: Carbon > > > > > > > > > Marco, > > > > > > Your photoperiod should be at least 12 hours, just like your reef. > When > > > you > > > light it is up to you. You can go longer if you want, but I would not > go > > > less. As far as the species, they are all somewhat sensitve. There is > > one > > > that has a common name of sawblade caluerpa. It is said to be the only > > > species that takes tons of abuse without going asexual. The key to > > keeping > > > that from happening with the other species is to cut it back > regularly. > > If > > > you cut it back once a week or two, it is much less likely to go > > asexual, > > > no > > > matter what the species. > > > > > > Now, there is a species which you DO NOT want to get. It is caleurpa > > > taxfolia. It is a toxic form of caluerpa and will kill any animals > that > > > eat > > > it. If a piece happens into your display, and a fish eats it, it will > > kill > > > the fish. No caluerpa is better than this stuff. > > > > > > As for planting, you can just plop it in the tank. You dont have to > > plant > > > it. It will just take off and grow. A piece of LR with some attached > is > > > nice, because you have some control over where the stuff grows from, > but > > > it > > > is not neccesary. Salinity could be raised a bit, and should be > .023ish. > > > > > > > > To remove the yellowing water, run carbon. You can run it for a few > days > > a > > > month to keep the yellowing agents in the water at a minimum. Do water > > > changes as well. That will help. It will also help your tank stabilize > > > after > > > removal of your bio balls and fluidized filter. > > > > > > FWIW > > > Shane C. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Marco Delsordo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 8:37 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Carbon > > > > > > > > Hi all, it�s been quite a long since my last annoying question, so > > here > > > is > > > > another. > > > > I finished setting up my 10 gal refugium, with a fine crushed coral > > > > substrate (almost like sugar or a little bit larger size) of about 2 > - > > 2 > > > > 1/2 > > > > inch deep, it is connected to my sump via a pvc tube and then with a > > > power > > > > head back to the sump. > > > > I want to add the caulerpa now, but i don�t know which kind is the > > > > hardiest > > > > and how to plant it. Or should i just add live rocks with caulerpa > on > > > it? > > > > will this be easier? > > > > Also, how do I take care of it?, how long the photoperiod should be? > > any > > > > comment about algae care? My salinity is 1.020, will i have to > > increase > > > it > > > > for the algae or the open brain coral? > > > > And another question, i removed my carbon from the tank about 1 > month > > > ago > > > > because people says it does more damage than good in my tank, but > now > > > the > > > > water is kindda yellow, how do i get rid of it? > > > > Also, Shane, I followed your advice and removed in a period of 5 or > 6 > > > days > > > > all my bioballs and fluidized bed filter from the tank, hope this > > helps > > > to > > > > lower my nitrates and also I won�t have ammonia or nitrite > outbreaks. > > > > Thanks all for your advice. > > > > Marco > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > > > > > > > LEAVING THE LIST > > > > ===============To stop receiving messages you will need to send a > > > message > > > > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you > from > > > the > > > > list. 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