For what it's worth... I've been "experimenting" with North Atlantic Macro Algae in my systems.
Sargassum (Sargassum natans) works well, needing very little lighting. This does well in my refugium.
Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus) also does well as long as it has the same kind of lighting we use for caulerpa and also has good flow.
Green Fleece Algae aka "Dead Man's Fingers" (Codium fragile) is great. My seahorses love hitching to it. However, it is prone to being overcome by hair algae and other issues due to its spongy nature.
Eel grasses and turtle grasses that I tried did well, but the darned urchin eats it like potato chips. They also need deep sand beds for root structure.
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