how to keep seaweed?

[csloo]

dear guy,

how to keep the seaweed in good condition? what requirement that needed?i have 1 1/2 feet aqua full of seaweed, but i see it doesn't seem to grow. some of them turn white. the seaweed is already 3 weeks inside the aqua. any idea from some expert like hon kit,damien or else? thanks.

[Kelmen]

I haven't come across hobbyists culturing seaweed. Do you mean those bought from the market one? Those dried for human food consumption?

You should try the macro-algae. Chk the LFS, FishBoy got bunch of them.
They need good light only, as far as I aware.

[csloo]

Originally Posted by Kelmen

I haven't come across hobbyists culturing seaweed. Do you mean those bought from the market one? Those dried for human food consumption?

You should try the macro-algae. Chk the LFS, FishBoy got bunch of them.
They need good light only, as far as I aware.

i pick it up from port dickson and some of them bought from fishboy, but some of my seaweed start changing colour from green to white. i ask the owner how to take care, she say just open the light 24 hours and use calcium+3 from red sea. but it seem doesn't work for me.

[damien]

well, for me! i only turn on the light and they start to grow. wat lighting u use?
my only problem is.... my YT eat them really fast... so now no keep liao... mayb will ask some from u!!! hehehe!

[csloo]

Originally Posted by damien

well, for me! i only turn on the light and they start to grow. wat lighting u use?
my only problem is.... my YT eat them really fast... so now no keep liao... mayb will ask some from u!!! hehehe!

i use 1 T5 light(blue), 2 feet 1. forget how many watts oledi!!! my tank is just 1 1/2, so have 1/2 light space remaind. i also open from day to nite, nite back to day. just have bleeny inside to eat the hair algae which wash away from the main tank. Keeping seaweed very hard lar...........macam ini tak boleh, macam itu tak boleh. tau mau keep tak boleh, mau keep pun tak boleh, banyak kacau.

[Sasquatch]

Use white light lor.. seaweeds r plants,actinics do no good for them.. use full spectrum ie white lights,evn normal fl light oso can..

[firefighter1_emt_cop]

If your macro algae is turning white then that means that it is going sexual. You need to trim back most macro algae atleast weekly or it will go sexual. When macro algae goes sexual it releases all kinds of pollutants into the water.

[csloo]

Originally Posted by firefighter1_emt_cop

If your macro algae is turning white then that means that it is going sexual. You need to trim back most macro algae atleast weekly or it will go sexual. When macro algae goes sexual it releases all kinds of pollutants into the water.

what mean by going sexual?? quite hard to understand? can u explain more briefly on it. thanks.

[damien]

[quote=csloo]i use 1 T5 light(blue)
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no wonder u say ur algae cannot make it lah... is true lah!!!
use white light! now go go go!

[csloo]

[quote=damien]

Originally Posted by csloo

i use 1 T5 light(blue)
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no wonder u say ur algae cannot make it lah... is true lah!!!
use white light! now go go go!

blue lite also can mah....as long as have light the algae can grow mah, not meh???