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Macroalgae
Halimeda
Halimeda spp.
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- WaterMarine
Full profile
- Group
- Calcareous green macroalgae (Chlorophyta)
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, Caribbean (coral reefs)
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Light
- medium – high
- Growth
- slow – moderate
Notes: Calcified segments shaped like coins or plaques. It consumes calcium from the water to grow (like corals). Very ornamental in the main reef tank. The calcified segments that fall off form natural aragonite sand over time. It requires a calcium supplement if it grows significantly.
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