Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Circumtropical
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow pools, and also coastal rough-water areas where it's attached to rocks and rubble and having stiff, finely branched filaments that grow in irregular clumps.
Aquarium Suitability: This is an easy alga to maintain, and does best under bright lighting and impacted by moderate currents. Slow growing and once established, requires little care.
Yet once established, it can be difficult to fully rid the aquarium of all growths, nevertheless, yet it continues to be available in the trade.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Cladophorales
Family: Cladophoraceae
Genus: Cladophora
FYI: It depends upon whom you ask, as some think it an invasive alga, while some like its appearance.
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