Based on your photos, the plants look healthy, but there is so much in there it will choke out any other macros you try to introduce. The Caulerpa can be hit or miss depending on nutrient availability (nitrates and iron in particular), and in a cycling tank the lack of nitrates and high ammonia could be a cause of issue for you.
Tim's nitrite to help cycle my last two tanks rapidly (my current started off with seeded rock as well) and let me get my macros in rather quickly and with great success. If that is the case, you can expect quite a bit of the plant to die off until the ammonia settles out. If you have any suggestions,blockclimber, for something that is good for nutrient uptake, low flow, attached to the substrate and low-moderate lighting then I would be grateful for that
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While I can get rid of it since it was free I am still trying to figure out if it is best to get rid of it especially since the aquarium will be macroalgae dominant which is why I'm askin' so many questions about its care. I mostly hear about the horrors of caulerpa with tanks that are mainly for corals but not in a macroalgae dominant tank. In the end if it is pruned regularly and on the right daylight cycle then caulerpa would not be as bad. Overall I have read many conflicting things and I am trying to sort out all the information so please forgive if I sound unsure and confused at times.Īlso my tank will be dominated by macroalgae and live rock so maybe caulerpa prolifera is for the best. I have also read that macroalgae can be added to a cycling. I have also read that it is a horrible macroalgae and should be removed. I have read that If the caulerpa prolifera was pruned regularly and put on a 12-14 hour day cycle then it would be more unlikely for it to go sexual. I guess what is the best way that you all have planted caulerpa prolifera? Is it okay in a tangled mass with a little anchored or to separate the runners and secure against the live rock? I was told by the seller that it could attach to live rock but would it be better with sand? I've attached some photos of the aquarium but I apologize for the blurriness and quality since I had to take them with my phone. I remember reading that prolifera just needed one end to be held down with a rock and the rest would attach eventually ( and quickly) but I have had the plant for a few days and I see little attachment except when the rhizomes are directly into the sand or on a rock work. Also while it does look green in most spots some of it is turning yellow and look a little damage so is that because it is not able to anchor properly or am I not supplying it with enough flow/light etc. Should I try to find the runners and carefully anchor those in the sand or between rocks.
The plants were pretty jumbled so I just anchored it to the sand in the same jumbled fashion. I have tried anchoring it with sand but there are still strands floating around in the water column and the rhizomes are stretching and are pretty long so I'm wondering if they are trying to attach but aren't able to get to the substrate.
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I received a bag of caulerpa prolifera and I'm not sure how to help it attach.
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