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Caulerpa going sexual ... now what?

whitebear1020

whitebear1020

Hey, all. I discovered this morning little small white dots flying off my caulerpa all over the tank. I removed the plant from my tank ... so now what do I do? ??? I read different forums and some people recommend dumping it, others say you should just trim it and put it back.
I also noticed this morning, that one of my chromis was breathing very heavily and acting weird and toadstool looked very sad. Could caulerpa cause this? ??? My skimmer was not working on top of it (it stopped producing bubbles last night). Any thoughts?
 
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ds4x4

i would trim it do a water change and run the skimmer wet..

also as i have read, Caulerpa taxifolia (feather) it seems that if you have the Wild plant it is able to spawn like this. i have gathered is the Aquarium Version has only Male cells and cannot reproduce
 
whitebear1020

whitebear1020

Yes. It is a wild version. It was shipped from Florida and was collected in a wild. I bought a small cup full of it because my coral beauty wouldn't take any food. I was hoping she will eat it all up quickly.
Where can I find an Aquarium Version. I haven't heard about it.
 
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tbone212371

This used to occur in my sumps as well...
and would constantly foul my water column...
It would export everything that it absorbed right back into the tanks....
So I got rid of all of it and only use cheato...
which does not go sexual.... easier to maintain....
Good luck... water change, carbon, heavy skimming...
Get it out, Nuke it and dispose of it properly....
And get some cheato....
 
whitebear1020

whitebear1020

I tried cheato ... it wouldn't grow in my sump. I tried it in DT and couldn't get it to attach to anything. It was rolling around until gone completely ... ??? Any tricks on how to attach it?
 
whitebear1020

whitebear1020

tbone212371 said:
I just keep it in my center section of my sump and the baffles keep it in there...
But Yes it just floats....
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This might work for me. ;D Can you post a photo? I don't know how to attach a light to my sump and what kind to use. I am limited on a space under my tank. Thank you for your input. :D
 
JRWOHLER

JRWOHLER

Here is my cheato doesn't really tumble anymore.

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Hawkeye

Hawkeye

my cheato (thanks to jr) is very similar. Today I caught my astrea snail walking across the top of the ball.... ;D ;D

That meant to me it was time to trim. When it gets solid mass like that - it traps more detritus then I like....
 
JRWOHLER

JRWOHLER

Luckly doesn't collect much junk but... Hawk is right....I found it helps with PH swings better too when it has room to grow.
 
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beerfish

whitebear1020 said:
I tried cheato ... it wouldn't grow in my sump. I tried it in DT and couldn't get it to attach to anything. It was rolling around until gone completely ... ??? Any tricks on how to attach it?
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If you can find a shower suction cup mounted rack (like an oversized soap dish) made of plastic, you can attach it and keep the cheato in that. Usually ones made for the shower have drainage holes and provide enough water movement.
 
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