What is the best way to promote coraline algae growth. I started with 10% live rock and 90% foundation rock and want the coraline algae to grow onto the foundation. Is there anything I can do to speed the process or do I just need to wait months or years for it to spread? BTW my tankhasfinished cycling and all tests show good. Ammonia, nitrites, phosphates, and nitrates are at 0, and calcium is 460, alkalinity is almost 10. I added a blue damsel yesterday and plan on getting the CUC in a week or two when enough detritus and algae form to feed them. I just want my rocks to look prettier.
promoting coraline algae growth
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Hiker4twenty
Reef enthusiast
You need coralline in order for it to spread. Does any of your LR have it on it already? You can also add purple up to help it spread.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
If you have coralline on the live rock already, take a toothbrush or razor blade and scrape it off. Wherever it lands, it will grow new coralline.
But most importantly...you need time. It sucks, but coralline can take 6 months or so to start showing up in a lot of tanks. In the meantime, keep your pH, alkalnity, magnesium and calcium in a good range to facilitate its growth.
But most importantly...you need time. It sucks, but coralline can take 6 months or so to start showing up in a lot of tanks. In the meantime, keep your pH, alkalnity, magnesium and calcium in a good range to facilitate its growth.
bjohanson1234
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+1 to the above.
The best way to get it to spread is by maintaining quality water.
The best way to get it to spread is by maintaining quality water.
yote
In Memoriam
+1 all the above.
Just keep the parameters right and brush whats there with a new brush,and it you'll end up with the purple plague.
Just keep the parameters right and brush whats there with a new brush,and it you'll end up with the purple plague.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Some people say it does, some people say it doesn't. It doesn't actually contain coralline -- it's just calcium mixed with sand. So unless you have coralline to begin with, Purple Up won't do anything...
