Brackish plants

[dndvictory]

I've been doing quite a bit of reading on brackish water plants, not freshwater plants acclimated to brackish conditions. I know a few people have searched for plants to use in the opae ula tanks. One macroalgae I haven't seen anything about, I've done searches here but haven't found it, is Ulva fasciata. It is native to Hawaii and often found in areas of the coast where freshwater enters the ocean. I'm not sure if it's high nutrient requirements would disqualify it for use in opae ula tanks. If it has been discussed here I apologize for bringing it up again.

[Mustafa]

I've tried some type of Ulva sp. from similar conditions here in San Diego (and the same Pacific Ocean ). In my experience, Ulva sp. seems to require tons of light. In my "normally" lighted tanks where my brackish Chaetomorpha sp. goes nuts, Ulva sp. does absolutely nothing. It won't die, but it won't grow either...at least not noticably. (And it's been about a year already). Maybe some other Ulva spp. work better. It's always worth trying as long as you don't mess up your tank to the detriment of the shrimp.

[dndvictory]

Thanks for the information Mustafa. That's exactly what I was wondering and thought it might do without extra ferts, which I wouldn't want to do. Another thing I have recently found out about ulva is that it can suddenly deteriorate which we wouldn't want either. I know ulva is used in refugiums which is quite different than in an opae ula tank. Thanks again for your reply.