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Michael Hoaster · 05/08/2019, 10:41 PM

Yes, there are several! Most of the Caulerpas, Ulva and Grasilaria come to mind. There are also more that are considered undesirable, like Dictoya, though some of them are nice. Generally the greens grow faster than the reds. You might enjoy this site: https://www.marineplantbook.com.

I had a nice fresh water planted tank myself. Now I've combined what I learned from both fresh and salt, in a marine planted tank, with seagrass and macro algae. It sounds like you are interested in going that direction as well. You might get some good info from my thread, Weeds, here in the Macro Section.

I hope this helps!

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Michael Hoaster Registered Seaweedist Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 5,807	Yes, there are several! Most of the Caulerpas, Ulva and Grasilaria come to mind. There are also more that are considered undesirable, like Dictoya, though some of them are nice. Generally the greens grow faster than the reds. You might enjoy this site: https://www.marineplantbook.com. I had a nice fresh water planted tank myself. Now I've combined what I learned from both fresh and salt, in a marine planted tank, with seagrass and macro algae. It sounds like you are interested in going that direction as well. You might get some good info from my thread, Weeds, here in the Macro Section. I hope this helps! __________________ As many naturalists and environmentalists have suggested, we should set aside our arrogance, our desire to conquer and control everything, and walk hand in hand with Mother Nature. -Walter Adey Current Tank Info: 180g Seagrass Sandbar Lagoon, START DATE November 28, 2018