Macroalgae species name?

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Cakelake
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Macroalgae species name?

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Does anyone know what species of macroalgae mufasa sells? On the site it says it's a type of chaetomorpha species but it doesn't specify which one. Just curious to know what exactly I have in my tank :P

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Re: Macroalgae species name?

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The answer is "nobody knows." I've never tried to identify the exact species. If someone did that would be great. It's different from the rough "brillo pad" type of Chaetomorpha common in reef tanks.
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Oh that's too bad:/ where did you obtain the macroalgae from originally?
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Re: Macroalgae species name?

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It must have been embedded in the "normal" rough textured Chaetomorpha used in reef tanks that I had been testing for Supershrimp tanks. The reef Chaetomorpha died off/disintegrated but this species rose like a phoenix from the ashes after a while and grew vigorously. I didn't even notice it at first. That was about 10 years ago.
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