Branching Coraline

[blackcloudmedia]

Check it out on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraline_alga
Does anyone sell this or know where to get it? Would be cool for a species tank.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Branc ... 2052_c.JPG

 

[Anonymous]

Look at the caption of the picture you posted

Branched Coralline algae washed ashore on the beach of the county park refuge at Moss Beach, California.

It's a colder water species, I've seen it before.

 

[blackcloudmedia]

Yea I know its cold water, thats why I said it would be cool for a species tank. :wink: I was just curious if anyone was keeping it.

 

[rbrusletto]

wow that is pretty cool!

 

[kgross]

I have had a branching coralline grow in my tanks in the past. I will see if can find any of now. I don't think I have it anymore, but I will look for you.

Kim

 

[Anonymous]

I think I see then on the beach too. At first, I thought they are just coraline encrusted Halimedia relatives.

 

[blackcloudmedia]

Yea apparently in Britain they dredge these up en mass and grind them up for soil stability 8O
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maerl

 

[Unarce]

I've had it pop up once before, but was very short-lived

 

[blackcloudmedia]

Apparently its a pretty fast grower but the limiting factor is cold water. We strive to keep our tanks tens of degrees higher than these like.