| Here are some examples of saltwater aquarium | | | | plants that do a great job at absorbing excess |
| plants that you can choose for your marine tank: | | | | nutrients like nitrates and phosphates from the water. |
| Halimeda or cactus algae are hardy saltwater | | | | They are usually not fed on by most fish and |
| aquarium plants and won't be fed on vigorously by | | | | invertebrates except sea urchins. Plant the pencillus in |
| most marine fish. It is also non-invasive so it won't | | | | the substrate and make sure the area is well-lit. If |
| damage nearby corals or invertebrates. It does need | | | | you add an iron supplement and trace elements |
| good light to grow in however as well as enough | | | | regularly your pencillus should thrive. Pencillus has a |
| calcium for growth. Halimeda are sensitive to high | | | | hard calcium carbonate skeleton like halimeda an |
| nitrate and phosphate levels and don't like to be | | | | coralline algae and will do well across a range of |
| pruned. | | | | conditions. |
| Penicillus or "shaving brush" are saltwater aquarium | | | | |