Caulerpa
Prolifera
For details about this product, and how it benefits your tank and
your fish, click HERE.
I am imposing a limit of no more than 10 lbs. of prolifera per order
retail or wholesale. The reason for this limit is to prevent die
off once it is purchased. No one has enough room to house more than
10lbs. of prolifera properly.
We have some prolifera available for a limited time in the 1/4 lb. sizes only.
Prolifera is the best choice for the refugium. Our choice Caulerpa
is sold @
$9.49 ½lb.
OR ..................$6.49 1/4lb
Caulerpa Paspaloides
This fantastic Caulerpa is a super hardy macro algae. This Caulerpa grows fast and adapts to many different light intensities. Caulerpa paspaloides is least apt to go sexual than other Caulerpas and we collect it from the Keys right around various corals. This Caulerpa is beautiful enough and safe enough to house in your main tank. The shoots look like little palm trees that grow up off of a runner.
$7.49 for two shoots
Mangrove Pods
Mangrove pods are collected before they have sprouted. Mangrove is an great addition to your refugium being an excellent nutrient exporter. They will require 10 hours of strong lighting/day. Mangroves are a tree, however, and grow very slow ...around an inch in a year all the while helping to keep your aquarium healthy. Our Mangroves are growing very nicely. We have plenty of them between 6"and 10" tall.
$5.99/ea.
Gracilaria
Pipefish and seahorses love to dawdle among
it. The Gracilaria ranges in color from bright red to orange to brownish.
It's branches feel as if they are full of water. This macro will take
nutrients out of your water, however has not grown very quickly for
us. Gracilaria is a very attractive piece of the sea and is usually
purchased as food or an addition to make the inhabitants of your aquarium
feel at home. A bunch of gracilaria is a bushy piece that will fan
out to fill a 6"x6" area in the water. Locally collected
Gracilaria tends to be brown or beige in color. It is seasonal and
at times cannot be found locally. Gracilaria, in general, changes
color after acclimating to a new environment.
$11.99/Bunch
$6.99-1/2Bunch
Shoal
Grass
Shoal Grass, like Turtle Grass, sends long runners through the substrate
to send up a new plant. This grass will also reach heights of 12-18".
It makes a great transitional plant from reef to grass bed. We only
sell in bunches as this grass has such a a fine leaf.
$10.49 for 6 plants
$19.49/12 plants
Manatee
Grass
This tubular sea grass is a beautiful addition to any reef or fish
only aquarium. Manatee grass grows more rapidly than Turtle or Shoal
grasses. Manatee grass can reach lengths of up to 24". Only sold in bunches.
$5.49 for 3 plants
$10.50/6 plants
Shaving
Brush Plant
This really cool macro algae is a calcareous algae. Shaving Brush
is a beautiful marine macro algae used primarily as a decorative
plant. Please specify size that you prefer. Use in your show tank or in your refugium. It does best planted
in an aragonite sand or established fine crushed coral substrate.
Expect it to die off some during transplanting. Do not remove seemingly
dead plants. The plant will come back from the hold fast (roots).
$7.50/ea.
3 for $20.00
Mermaid's
Fan
This macro algae is very similar in structure and requirements of
the Shaving Brush. It grows well and adapts to many different light
intensities. We collect it from the Keys in low water flow areas
mixed in with Manatee and Turtle grasses. This Macro algae is beautiful
enough and safe enough to house in your main tank. Please specify as to the size you would prefer.
$7.50/ea.
3 for $20.00
Codium
Algae
A very desirable macro algae- It looks fantastic, resistant to herbivores, and doesn't die off very easily. Keeps well with normal florescent lighting. We have acquired a small amount of Codium. It will be available for a short time.
$8.49/ea. 4"-6" piece
Chaetomorpha
We've collected this Chaetomorpha from the Keys and it's the good
thick hardy stuff. Recently, we've found it loaded with microfauna: Micro Stars, Bubble Snails, small clams, and some Medusa Worms. This Chaetomorpha comes to you in about a
baseball sized portion. Each portion is a self contained refugium
kit complete with detrivours and some pods.
$11.49/portion
Halimeda
Halimeda is also
a calcareous algae like the Shaving Brush and Mermaid's Fan. We currently have some of the bushy type of halimeda. This plant has no root ball.
$6.49/ea.
Sea Lettuce(ulva)
We have found a limited quantity of ulva growing in this area. This makes a fantastic refugium plant and is very desirable to pods. This plant also makes a great supplemental food source for many herbivores. We will sell this plant in tennis ball sized portions.