Hello everyone.

I'm new to the saltwater world, so much so that I'm still gathering info about setting the whole thing up.

Basically my concern is that I want to have algae and maybe corals altogether, but I've heard that is not possible, as most fish species will feed on the macros, and also because macros don't go together in the natural environment. Yet, if you make a refugium to improve water quality, the macros will have to survive there anyway with the same tank water somehow separated from the fish, so my question for those of you who have been in saltwater long enough is:

What kind of fish will not feed on the macros, so that I can have corals, algae and fish in the same place? Is that even possible ?

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200 Lt Planted tank

Valisnera spiralis
Hygrophila polysperma
Cryptocorine becketii petchi
Amazone swords (3 different varieties)
Hygrophila polysperma (a giant variety)
Corkscrew valisneria
Rotala
Hygrophila difformis
Hygrophila angustifolia
Java moss
Java fern


Population:
30 Tetra cardinals
5 Swordtails
2 Mollies
4 Zebras
2 Plecos
6 Black dot tetras.

That would be hard because most reef fish are grazers, plus putting macro algae in your display tank it wouldn't take long before that's all you see. Chaetomorpha, Rhodophyta would look nice when you first put it in but it doesn't attach so a power head would blow it all over the tank. Red weed algae looks good but grows to tall for most home aquariums talking upwards of a 2 feet tall. Green sea lettuce another that would looks good but if it starts to die off even a little it stinks something horrible. One thing I would suggest is look at as many tanks as you can find. Then take the number of tanks you might find with those or other algae growing in them, the numbers will be relatively low. The reason is it's not as easy as it sound.

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