need info on "red sea grass"

Mike-fish · #1 02-24-2013, 01:29 AM

does any one have experience with red sea grass dad found some in calgary and has taken a liking to the look of it. what is needed to keep it any precautions with it.

ferret · #2 02-24-2013, 02:47 AM

Pls post a photo for I haven't seen any saltwater sea grass that is red in color and sea grass is different from macro algae.

asylumdown · #3 02-24-2013, 03:49 AM

ditto, are you saying you found sea grass from the red sea, or sea grass that is red?

Mike-fish · #4 02-24-2013, 07:22 AM

ill talk to dad tomorrow hopefully and find out exactly what he found. i know he was at concept and i wouldn't be surprised if he made a couple more stops on the way through town. i was having a bad time even on google snagging anything on red sea grass.

eli@fijireefrock.com · #5 02-24-2013, 07:54 AM

Check out Rhodophyta as this is what you may have.I had it in my system years ago and loved t the way it looks until my tangs loved it more.lol.
its a single leaf that looks like a lettuce but red in color attached to live rock through a single tiny stem.

Madmak · #6 02-24-2013, 08:22 AM

Big Al's has a few of these I believe, they do just have them labelled as "Red Sea Grass" but Eli's description sounds pretty accurate.

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ferret · #7 02-24-2013, 12:36 PM

Rhodophyta belongs to a type of red macro algae not related to seagrass.

Mike-fish · #8 02-24-2013, 07:47 PM

from what ive gotten for info from dad its Rhodophyta so what does it need for care and such (hasn't bought it yet and wont until i give the green light

Mike-fish · #9 02-25-2013, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Madmak

Big Al's has a few of these I believe, they do just have them labelled as "Red Sea Grass" but Eli's description sounds pretty accurate.

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That's where dad found it any idea as to what it actually is. Looks simmilar to a gorgonian. Any bright ideas out there. Sorry no pic.

ferret · #10 02-25-2013, 12:23 PM

Most red macro algae only require moderate light & water flow ( also depends on the purpose of keeping the algae e.g. for display, nutrients removal etc ). Any cheap or expensive T5 & LED light fixture will do a good job for keeping various types of macro algae except for the brown algae. The best way to keep macro algae is in a reef system ( still ok for some species in the FOWLR ) and to stay away from fishes like rabbit, big or small angel and tang. HTH