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    Posted: September 05 2007 at 11:05pm
I have an algae I think is scinaia.  It is getting too bushy for my nano tank.  My son wants some. What is the best way to divide it - break it off from the bottom? Cut some off?  And will it attach by itself or will we have to try to glue it or something?  
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Enjoy it while it lasts. The red alga are hard to grow in our aquariums. It would probably be best to give him a good multi-branched cutting that could be hooked into a crevice between rocks. Don't expect it to live in another tank, but if it does, enjoy. It's a rarity. Do you live in Utah? I'll bet you could sell frags of it. Can you post a pic?
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 I have that genus! In my tank, it is very hardy but a painfully slow grower. I take cuttings using a fingernail to slice it, then stick it between two rocks. You could try tying it down to a small rock or shell using thread.

 Mine grows so slow it gets coraline on it!
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