Seaweed, sea weed, help ID Plz! - Aquarium Advice

gimincorp · 05-06-2008, 11:56 PM

Hi It's me again!
I just got this thing from costco. It was sold for about $2.00. It is about 6-8" wide with bushy stardy hmm branches (?). Reddish/brownish color.
I got it to add diversity to my tank, help stabilize its parameters and maybe my fish will munch on them?
BUT WHAT IS THIS THING?!

**roka64** · 05-07-2008, 12:16 AM

PM me tomorrow, unless fluff gets ahold of this first. It looks like you may have an excess of nutrients in your tank (the green algae too).

Fluff · 05-07-2008, 06:46 AM

lol Thanks Scott.
It looks like red gracilaria to me.

usmcmarc · 05-07-2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluff

lol Thanks Scott.
It looks like red gracilaria to me.

agreed

**melosu58** · 05-07-2008, 09:12 PM

Cindy`s right as usual.

cccapt · 05-07-2008, 09:41 PM

Yep...tangs love it.

**melosu58** · 05-07-2008, 10:02 PM

My LFS used to have alot of it and he would call it sea kelp. Have ya`ll heard it called that?

**roka64** · 05-07-2008, 10:27 PM

I may be wrong, but I think kelp is a generic term.....I think kelp gets really big.

Innovator · 05-07-2008, 10:46 PM

All common names are generic lol

cmor1701d · 05-08-2008, 02:04 PM

That would last about 5 minutes in my tank. The tangs would take about 4 minutes to discover it and 1 minute to devour it

05-06-2008, 11:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
gimincorp Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Roc, NY Posts: 38	Seaweed, sea weed, help ID Plz! Hi It's me again! I just got this thing from costco. It was sold for about $2.00. It is about 6-8" wide with bushy stardy hmm branches (?). Reddish/brownish color. I got it to add diversity to my tank, help stabilize its parameters and maybe my fish will munch on them? BUT WHAT IS THIS THING?!

05-07-2008, 12:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
roka64 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,377 Images: 12	PM me tomorrow, unless fluff gets ahold of this first. It looks like you may have an excess of nutrients in your tank (the green algae too). __________________ Uh-oh, I just overloaded my Bioload! Vote for AA Good reading about: Nitrogen Cycle Fishless Cycling Need more help? Articles Acronym List --Scott

05-07-2008, 06:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fluff Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9,416 Images: 29	lol Thanks Scott. It looks like red gracilaria to me. __________________ ~Cindy Join the W. MD/WV Regional Forum Here

05-07-2008, 09:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 11,260 Images: 73	Cindy`s right as usual. __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

05-07-2008, 09:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
cccapt SW 10 & Over Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 1,237 Images: 2	Yep...tangs love it. __________________ 125g reef See My Tank Info Check out The build project

05-07-2008, 10:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 11,260 Images: 73	My LFS used to have alot of it and he would call it sea kelp. Have ya`ll heard it called that? __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

05-07-2008, 10:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
roka64 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,377 Images: 12	I may be wrong, but I think kelp is a generic term.....I think kelp gets really big. __________________ Uh-oh, I just overloaded my Bioload! Vote for AA Good reading about: Nitrogen Cycle Fishless Cycling Need more help? Articles Acronym List --Scott

05-07-2008, 10:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Innovator Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 947	All common names are generic lol

05-08-2008, 02:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,353 Images: 43	That would last about 5 minutes in my tank. The tangs would take about 4 minutes to discover it and 1 minute to devour it __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

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