Lettuce Algae - Aquacultured, Sea Lettuce

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Lettuce Algae - Aquacultured

Scientific Name

Ulva spp.

Care Level

Intermediate

Placement in tank

Any

Light Level

Moderate - HIgh

Water Flow

Strong

Supplements

Iron, Magnesium

Size Class

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Other Common Names

Sea Lettuce

Description

A relatively new food item to the industry, Lettuce algae is quickly consumed by most herbivorous animals. Lettuce Algae is wonderful for refugiums and prefers nutrient rich water. Fish and even algae starved clean up crews love this stuff much more than nori.

This plant may sometimes come attached to a small piece of rock which can be easily placed in a refugium. Otherwise, placing plant base into sand and weighting down with a rock usually encourages it to take root.

Diet

Though you can use an iron supplement in the absence of nutrient rich water, moderation and care should be taken when using this supplement as iron can also encourage the growth of nuisance hair algae and less desirable macroalgae.