Hey fellow reefers
i have an empty tank and i was thinking of setting up a small sea grass tank no fish just sea grass and maybe some inverts like star fish or urhins. I have heard that sea grass need bright light and deep sand beds to grow i want to know how deep are we talking about here ?
Thanks for any help u can give me.
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thats okay rob
just asking. Keep up the good work though i love your program you reach little ole me here in sunny Trinidad &Tobago which is in the southern caribbean.
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I have researched sea grasses. There are a couple that are relatively hardy in aquaria but are often a nightmare to obtain. LFS won't carry them.. They'd have to be ordered. MOST, if not all, need a deep sand bed. DEEP DEEP. This is why I did NOT try to keep them myself.
Why not try alga? They aren't true plants with roots, but make a nice addition to lagoon type systems and refugia. The Caulerpa Prolifera looks very "grass like" and will attach to substrate with their holdfasts much like a grass.
Fenner and crew have a TON of good information on sea grasses and true marine plants. Look for info at www.wetwebmedia.com
*whispering* In YOUR back yard, you MAY be able to find compatible, and TRUE marine plants that could work for you. Just ensure that you are not harvesting "against the law" and even if legal, with ecology in mind.
Some shallow plants and grasses that do exist MAY be easy to keep, but are hard to transport and therefore many of us in the temperate regions have little or no chance to try
If you try this, make sure you practice good quarentine and let us know about any success or failures okay?
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