Eli5: if house plants die from too much water, how does plants like seaweed survive?

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Eli5: if house plants die from too much water, how does plants like seaweed survive?

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Seaweed evolved to live in the sea houseplants didn’t. In addition sea water has salt in it which alters the balance of the problem, excess salt water needs to be balanced out by osmotic pressure measures in seaweed, different but related measures would be needed in fresh water.

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