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Old 05-18-2007, 01:31 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by CollegeReefer
I know that this is an old thread, but i want to just say like reefneck, stay away from Caulerpa. I had gotten long and short feathery Caulerpa with a package from ipsf, and after only having it in my refugium a day before removing, little Caulerpa started to grow on the glass. Stick with Chateo
There are hundreds of species of caulerpa. The "short feathery" kind may have been one of the more invasive and fast growing types such as those infesting the Mediterrannean (I think its taxifolia). There are other types of caulerpa more suited for refugiums.
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