Almost Like Starting Over

[RAYRAY]

Well, The Tank Is Once Again Crystal Clear, All Water Test Are Right On Including Nitrates Which Are About 10. I Have No Brown Algea At All Since Whatever Happened To The Tank The Last Time. Still Trying To Figure That One Out. Now I Am Changing My Emperor 280 Filter Out 2x's A Month So It Doesnt Become My Bio-filter. And I Am Saving For A Sump And About 20 Lbs Of Good Live Rock Which Is About 6.99 A Lb Here In Nj. I'm Thinking Of Finally Adding Some Green Chrois In About A Week. We Will See How It Goes. Also, Is There Anyway Of Starting Coraline Algea With Out Having Live Rock In The Tank ???? I Just Have About 25 Lbs Of Base Reef Rock Not Live Rock .just Curious About That ???

 

[Bifferwine]

Go to your LFS or a friend that has an established tank and get them to scrape some coralline off their glass or equipment. Put the scrapings in a baggy and then add them to your tank. That should kick start coralline growth in your tank. But your calcium levels will have to be on target to sustain it.

 

[RigoSharon]

yep..or try when buying new rock that coraline comes as a hitchiker..be sure that the rock has this purple or pink algae on it!!...

 

[RigoSharon]

i forgot ray..did you get to buy the skimmer?

 

[reeffreak]

Glad things have gotten back to normal Ray.Try what Biff suggested or just buy a small rock or get a small piece from a friend,it doesn't have to be big,just have some kind of coralline already on the rock.

 

[yote]

Glad to hear your tanks on track Ray.
If you can get hold of a small piece of rock with coralline on it,All you gota do is keep your calcium up and use a tooth brush to "brush" the coralline.That will cause it to release spores into your water,which will make it grow all over the place.

 

[bobby]

Glad to hear the tank is going good. Good advise from everyone, so I have nothing else to add. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[DavidA717]

yeah try and get some coralline from somewhere, it will make your tank look alot better

 

[fishbait]

even a snail or hemit crab with coraline on it's shell will work. i have bought several turbo's from my lfs that allready had it growing theie shell.