coralhead
Reef Geek Status
looking for info on how to kick start coraline algae growth,have read many articles just need simple gameplan:frustrat:
thanks for any halp
thanks for any halp
coraline
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
How are your calcium levels? How much light to do you have?
coralhead
Reef Geek Status
Calcium level is fine, 175 watts Tanks been up and running for 6mo.
bjohanson1234
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do you have any live rock?
if not, you should get some it has coraline algea on it and it will spread
Brian
if not, you should get some it has coraline algea on it and it will spread
Brian
coralhead
Reef Geek Status
have 40lbs, 3" sand bed, medium intensity lighting(3.5 wattspg) great water paramiters. just no new coraline yet. i guess there is no quick way .
Bifferwine
I am a girl
If you are patient, it will come on its own, it took my tank 5 or 6 months to really get good growth.
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d.french
Reef enthusiast
i heard dosing a tank slowly with pickiling lime make a big difference my buddy does and his coraline algae looks great actually i think he has to much. He uses it for calcium. Very cheap too compared to other additives just have to add it slow like through dosing system.
bobby
I like to do bad things.
my tank has been set up for 2 1/2 months with dead rock so i went to my lfs and bought a small rock covered in coroline for $2.00 and 2 weeks later its starting little spots on almost all of my dead rock so i would suggest buy a piece covered in it and also try purple up i havnt used it my self but have seen and heard nothing but great results from it good luck
bkv1997
Reef enthusiast
I personally have found when coralline isn't growing its because Alkalinity levels are low.
How you get them higher is up to you (Purple up, pickling lime / Kalkwasser, Reef Builder, or plain ole Arm and Hammer Baking Soda). Calcium is also important, but most newer systems will have enough calcium from regualar water changes.
As mentioned above you will also have to seed it, either from the LR you buy, snails shells, etc.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Brandon
How you get them higher is up to you (Purple up, pickling lime / Kalkwasser, Reef Builder, or plain ole Arm and Hammer Baking Soda). Calcium is also important, but most newer systems will have enough calcium from regualar water changes.
As mentioned above you will also have to seed it, either from the LR you buy, snails shells, etc.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Brandon
Bifferwine
I am a girl
I bought a bottle of Purple Up today, yet ANOTHER weapon I've had to employ to try and combat my hair algae outbreak! I think this is weapon number 65,408,932 so far... :frustrat: I'm following the instructions on the bottle and will let you know if it worked for me, if it does, maybe you should try it?
