Another coraline question.

[HAWKS12thMAN]

I have Coraline growing on my pumps and rocks. It is now growing on my front and side glass but not the rear glass. The back of my tank is painted blue with a coat of black sprayed on over the blue so no light could get through...... My question is since no light can get behind the coralline and its not a pours surface is that why I can grow Coraline everywhere but my back glass?

 

[yote]

Thats a good question Hawk,But I dont have an answer for it.

 

[Bifferwine]

LOL, Yote. Nice way to get your post count up without saying a damn thing! ;)

I also find that coralline grows better on my front and side glass than the back. I don't see why light would be an issue, as most of the light is coming from above and will be distributed equally among all four sides. But who knows.

 

[HAWKS12thMAN]

Im thinking more like natural UV rays getting threw the front and rear glass.

 

[yote]

You could be right hawk.
I got good coralline growning on the back glass,and I'm getting tired of scraping it off the front glass.It would probably grow on my rock if I can ever get rid of the hair algae.

Biff,
What ever it takes doll.This post will make 4,399.

 

[LionFish]

In the pictures of your tank . I see the back glass is VERY clean looking.
Do you scrub off the back glass?

 

[Oscarsdad608]

Try more flow on the back glass. Mine grows everywhere a power head is pointed.

 

[chaosfinity]

I think the coraline is just trying to be closer to you, it loves you. Thats why it grows where it blocks your view of everything else, its jealous you like the ugly rock more.

 

[Bifferwine]

I think the coraline is just trying to be closer to you, it loves you. Thats why it grows where it blocks your view of everything else, its jealous you like the ugly rock more.

BWAH!! My favorite quote of the week.

 

[Bifferwine]

PS nice avatar, Chaos. But why the eff do you have a FISH TANK in the background?!?! :)

 

[HAWKS12thMAN]

In the pictures of your tank . I see the back glass is VERY clean looking.
Do you scrub off the back glass?

Yes but only what it gets really dirty. I clean the front and sided more often than the back though.

 

[HAWKS12thMAN]

Try more flow on the back glass. Mine grows everywhere a power head is pointed.

I have 2 MJ1200's, 2 Aquaclear30's and a Rio 2500 return pump..... Plenty of flow!

 

[HAWKS12thMAN]

I think the coraline is just trying to be closer to you, it loves you. Thats why it grows where it blocks your view of everything else, its jealous you like the ugly rock more.

I know I'm a HOTTIE, I didnt know other species and organism where atracted to me though.

BTW I love the quote, mad me laugh my @$$ off.

 

[RigoSharon]

probably..i bet you answer your own question...damn coraline

 

[Doc]

give it time. the more corals you have the slower it tends to grow on the back of the tank. You need to make sure the glass is clean from caked on green algae crap. That seems to help as well. Coralline does not seem to like to grow where green algae is already established and vice versa

-Doc