.gce-product { --gce-accent:#E59743; --gce-accent-2:#2D6CA3; --gce-seaweed:#3B7A57; --gce-text:#222; --gce-muted:#6b6b6b; line-height:1.6; color:var(--gce-text); font-size:16px; } .gce-product h3, .gce-product h4 { margin:0.2em 0 0.4em; line-height:1.25; } .gce-product h3 { font-size:1.35em; } .gce-product h3 em { font-style:italic; } .gce-product .gce-tagline { color:var(--gce-accent); font-style:italic; font-weight:600; margin:0.25em 0 0.75em; } .gce-product .gce-hr { border:0; border-top:1px solid var(--gce-seaweed); margin:1.25em 0; opacity:0.7; } .gce-product h4 { font-size:1.05em; letter-spacing:0.2px; } .gce-product p { margin:0.6em 0; } .gce-product ul { margin:0.4em 0 0.6em 1.2em; padding:0; } .gce-product li { margin:0.35em 0; } .gce-traits { margin-top:1.2em; } .gce-traits-grid { display:grid; gap:8px; margin-top:6px; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(180px, 1fr)); } .gce-trait { border:1px solid var(--gce-seaweed); background:rgba(59,122,87,0.06); border-radius:10px; padding:8px 10px; } .gce-trait .label { font-size:0.8em; color:var(--gce-muted); margin-bottom:2px; display:block; } .gce-trait .value { font-weight:600; color:var(--gce-text); } .gce-note { border-top:1px solid var(--gce-seaweed); margin-top:1.5em; padding:1em; font-size:0.9em; color:#444; line-height:1.5; background:#F3F7F4; border-radius:10px; } @media (max-width:480px){ .gce-product{ font-size:15px; } } Ulva sp. - Sea Lettuce The reef’s produce: fast, fresh, and full of life. What You Get Sea Lettuce is a bright green, fast-growing macroalga made of thin, ruffled sheets that resemble ocean lettuce leaves. It forms smooth, wavy discs that attach to hard substrate in shallow water or float freely among seagrass beds. In the aquarium it provides natural movement and habitat, with amphipods and copepods hiding and grazing within its folds. It is one of the most efficient macros for nutrient export and is a favorite natural food source for tangs, angels, and herbivorous invertebrates. Why It Is Algaesome Highlights: Smooth, ruffled fronds that grow quickly and bring lively motion to refugiums and displays. Palatability: Extremely palatable for fish and inverts, making it an excellent supplemental food. Care: Prefers moderate to high light and moderate flow. Anchor or tumble to prevent clogging intakes. Nutrient uptake: Excellent nutrient export capability, often used as a primary exporter. Color: Bright green in strong light that deepens to emerald under moderate illumination. Texture: Some Ulva species are more flexible while others seem almost brittle. Species depends on collection location and conditions. Sizing and Availability Each portion is roughly 1 cup in volume with natural variation in thickness and frond shape. Availability is typically best during cooler months when growth conditions are optimal. Traits Color Bright to deep green Ease Easy Classification Green macroalgae Nutrient Uptake Excellent Availability Cooler months Use Display and refugium macro; food source Lighting Moderate to high Flow Moderate A Note from the Collectors:Every macroalga we offer is hand-collected, acclimated, and observed by our team before shipping. While we carefully try to remove other algae, sponges, and tiny hitchhikers, it is possible that a few goodies from the reef may tag along. It is a natural part of receiving genuine wild-collected specimens.Many species may arrive paler or whitish in color. This is completely normal. Macroalgae shift their pigments inward during transport to protect from light and stress, and color usually returns within a few days under good aquarium lighting and flow.We ship via 2-day service only on Mondays and Tuesdays to help ensure specimens arrive healthy. You will receive a notification with tracking information as soon as your order ships.
