Callerpa
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Topic: Callerpa
Posted By: tileman
Subject: Callerpa
Date Posted: November 22 2003 at 8:30am
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Hi, Ijust had a couple of questions, I was at wasatch shadows and they had me buy some callerpa for my tangs, I have three, a hippo, sailfin and a naso, and a rabbit fish. I had no way of storing it so I bought a small fish holding container and drilled some holes in it and then put it down in my sump. Ihooked it so it wouldn't tip over but water is running through it, I also went to Lowes and bought a 25 watt under the cabinet halogen light where it has two bulbs in it and a switch so that you can run one light or both. My questions are, will this keep the plants living untill I use it up? and is it good for my tank, and do I keep the light or lights on all the time? |
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Posted By: WhiteReef
Date Posted: November 22 2003 at 9:06am
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It is actually really good for the tank because the calerpa will help remove some of the wastes in the water column. The light you have might be sufficient until your tangs eat it all up. Mine will devour the stuff in no time flat if I just put it all in the main tank. Even though you might not have enough light to cause it to flourish, it will probably be enough to keep it going until you have feed it all to your fish. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: November 22 2003 at 9:20am
Do you mean you were at Mountain Shadow Marine (MSM)? I don't think MSM has any talking trees! 
What you have done is create a refugia in your sump. The term and technique, RDP Refugia, is used often. The idea you may have actually seen there at MSM. (Randy Olsen, owner of MSM, first saw it in use in my tank during the 1997 Reef Tour.) They have the lights on at night over the algae. This is very beneficial for the system. The WMAS Sea Star Newsletter has an [excellent] article about this. To read it, simply click on the blue button "Sea Star Online" to the left of this screen and go to the February 2002 issue. The article is titled RDP pH Control and Filtration . Hope this helps. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: November 22 2003 at 9:48am
Thank you, I did mean (MSM), I thought about that after I posted the message and I will read the article.
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