Halimeda Question(s)

sasquatch · 09-16-2006, 06:10 PM

Last weekend I pulled a 2 gal pail full of halimeda from my display it smelled awfull, since removal I havent had to clean glass until today and skimmer production is way down. Question, is there a limit to amount per gallon? and if you have any does it stink? and if it stinks can it be good? Thanks Steve

XBwlr · 09-16-2006, 07:03 PM

I've got halimeda in my mantis tank... never noticed it smelling bad.

I've pulled Xenia from my 75, you talk about a STINK! Whew!

Tell ya what... next time I pull some halimeda from my mantis tank, I'll smell it.

sasquatch · 09-16-2006, 08:01 PM

Thanks Bwlr , maybe we can introduce a new feature forum" ewww smell this!"

XBwlr · 09-16-2006, 10:33 PM

XBwlr · 11-06-2006, 07:13 PM

Well, I did it.

Yuck!

It does have a smell to it. Almost like a kind of chemical smell. It wasn't as bad as Xenia... but close.

All I can say is

I'm smelling stuff I pull out of the tank.

prow · 11-06-2006, 08:11 PM

humm what does it taste like????

BoomerD · 11-06-2006, 08:22 PM

Halimedia is a calcium sucking macroalgae...If you have a bumper crop, (like I did once upon a time) it will be a real draw on your system's calcium...

sasquatch · 11-06-2006, 09:26 PM

Thanks everyone!! Bwlr once you start to sniff its all down hill lol. BoomerD that is helpfull and explains yet another mystery , yes my calcium does deplete quickly for the very few corals I have, thought I could fill out the tank a bit if I let it grow. Steve

XBwlr · 11-10-2006, 05:31 PM

Tastes like chicken.

sasquatch · 11-10-2006, 11:03 PM

LOL Bwlr, post more man you funny. Steve

09-16-2006, 06:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Halimeda Question(s) Last weekend I pulled a 2 gal pail full of halimeda from my display it smelled awfull, since removal I havent had to clean glass until today and skimmer production is way down. Question, is there a limit to amount per gallon? and if you have any does it stink? and if it stinks can it be good? Thanks Steve __________________ castawayreefers.com

09-16-2006, 07:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
XBwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kingston, Ohio Posts: 1,135 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Halimeda Question(s) I've got halimeda in my mantis tank... never noticed it smelling bad. I've pulled Xenia from my 75, you talk about a STINK! Whew! Tell ya what... next time I pull some halimeda from my mantis tank, I'll smell it. __________________ ~Scott

09-16-2006, 08:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Halimeda Question(s) Thanks Bwlr , maybe we can introduce a new feature forum" ewww smell this!" __________________ castawayreefers.com

09-16-2006, 10:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
XBwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kingston, Ohio Posts: 1,135 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Halimeda Question(s) __________________ ~Scott

11-06-2006, 07:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
XBwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kingston, Ohio Posts: 1,135 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Halimeda Question(s) Well, I did it. Yuck! It does have a smell to it. Almost like a kind of chemical smell. It wasn't as bad as Xenia... but close. All I can say is I'm smelling stuff I pull out of the tank. __________________ ~Scott

11-06-2006, 08:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,271 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Halimeda Question(s) humm what does it taste like????

11-06-2006, 08:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Halimeda Question(s) Halimedia is a calcium sucking macroalgae...If you have a bumper crop, (like I did once upon a time) it will be a real draw on your system's calcium... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

11-06-2006, 09:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Halimeda Question(s) Thanks everyone!! Bwlr once you start to sniff its all down hill lol. BoomerD that is helpfull and explains yet another mystery , yes my calcium does deplete quickly for the very few corals I have, thought I could fill out the tank a bit if I let it grow. Steve __________________ castawayreefers.com

11-10-2006, 05:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
XBwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kingston, Ohio Posts: 1,135 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Halimeda Question(s) Tastes like chicken. __________________ ~Scott

11-10-2006, 11:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Halimeda Question(s) LOL Bwlr, post more man you funny. Steve __________________ castawayreefers.com

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