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| Ok. So I know you said that macroalgae should be reserved for a refugium, but since I can't afford one, I got some anyway. Now I have a rock with some beautiful Chondrus crispus, or Irish moss. I wasn't a complete fool and got a random thing without knowing how to care for it. I know that they live in deeper waters, so the fact that I have about 4 watts per gallon, which I will when I get my new lights next week, will be fine. I also know that everything fares well in a cycled and "clean" tank, which I have. Is there anything else I should know? And one more long term question: should it be getting big, is there a way to "frag" it and sell it?
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| Finally, pics This is my newest mushroom. It fell (probably some hermit checking out the shell it's on) and I rescued it from the rock below. Then while I was fixing the filter output, it was blown into the sand. It now resides lower in the tank in what seem like a safe place so far. 
This is my first mushroom, now in full bloom. Plus one neat pic when the lights came on in the morning. 
AND NOW, THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR, THE IRISH MOSS!!!
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Oops, I hit the wrong button.  Well, I might as well say that on the rock you will see, there is a lot of empty space where there was a ton of nuisance algae. The first day (yesterday) I added the rock, the achilles tang (which ate all the hair algae off the shroom rock) completely ignored the rock. When I came home from work, it was ALL gone, and the Irish Moss untouched. 
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Sorry if this is a silly question, but is the Irish Moss the red plant? When I think moss I think green. I am not very good at knowing about the different algae's so I am not too sure about fragging it.
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FYI Irish moss usually occurs as a red/purple curly leafy algae. Found mostly in low tidal environments in the North Atlantic. It got its common name because it was used for sustanance by the Irish during the patato famine. It is harvisted today and used as an herbal suppliment for human consumption. Very rich in iodine.
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| The latin name is Condus crispus and Irish moss was the only common name I could find. Being that they are from lower light areas with lots of current, I figure my low lighting will be ok and that I can place it near the output. I am debating with my wallet wether or not to get a powerhead for additional flow. I was thinking about the Koralia 2 or 3. After I get my lights, my next addition will probably be a Rainford Goby. Will that be ok with the livestock I already have?
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Noctiluca (4/20/2008)
It is harvisted today and used as an herbal suppliment for human consumption. Very rich in iodine.Maybe my tang thinks it doesn't need iodine in its diet.
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[b]DRRT (4/21/2008)Maybe my tang thinks it doesn't need iodine in its diet. Or maybe he just hasn't found the taste for it yet (or never will). The rainford goby normally gets along fine with most fish as long as it is a fairly peaceful tank.
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