coraline on glass

[findingnemo]

Hi everybody:

I have green coraline all over my glass everyday I clean it with the magnet, my goal is to have purple,red or pink coraline in the back only, Ive been cleaning the back of my tank too because I dont like the green coraline.

My question is to achieve the coraline in the back should I leave the green or keep cleaning it until I see another color of coraline I like growing on it?

 

[deelucky]

i get a lil of both,but my tank seems to attract the green on the back an purple on the rocks.wierd that i can only get a speck or to of pink and thats all.

 

[House of Laughter]

FN,

ALl coralaine starts as green and turns pink - I am guessing your lighting isn't enough for it to turn - what sized tank, depth to lighting and type of lighting you have?

House

 

[DonCisco]

I have seen tanks with nothing but pink and purple coraline, mine is nothing but green in the back, a started to get a lil purple in my glass. I let it be, as HOF said... the green eventually turns into purple and pink. Maybe you should leave a test spot in the back, so you can see if it does indeed turn colors, and how long will it take. Remember that in our hobby progress and success are a function of time... lots of time.
I am going to be in Orlando in Feb with my company for a few days... I definitely need to see your non-worm, non-green coraline tank.

Good luck

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

I definitely need to see your non-worm, non-green coraline tank.

Good luck

Don, Let me rephrase your words to "I definitely need to see you." HAHAHAH:tongue1: :tongue1: :birthday: :birthday: :birthday: J/K J/K

I am so jealous of findingnemo-she gets so much love from everyone here.

 

[findingnemo]

HAHA wingo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats not true.

Don I still have worms the arrow crab dosent take care of all of them the large one is still in my tank. I will leave the green in the back to see what happens. Let me know when u come to orlando. Im so worried about my tank im in Puerto Rico my dad is taking care of it, is my first time away from my fishes I miss taking care of them.

I do have purple, red and pink coraline in my live rock so I hope I get some in the glass.

 

[cali_reef]

The green stuff on the glass are usually diatom algae, not coraline. Do they come off easily with a magnet cleaner? You should keep the glass clean of diatom algae since it won't help you with the purple coraline growth.

 

[findingnemo]

It Does Come Out Easily Its Like A Powder. I Thought It Was Coraline, So Is This Green Diatom Bad For The Tank Or Normal?

 

[cali_reef]

It Does Come Out Easily Its Like A Powder. I Thought It Was Coraline, So Is This Green Diatom Bad For The Tank Or Normal?

Its normal, newer tanks gets it more than established tanks. I go about few days between cleaning the glass in my reef and once a week in my FOWLR, the growth rate depends on lighting and amount of crap in the tank.

 

[DonCisco]

Yeah, keep the glass clean, it is the darker one that forms in the back wall the one I am talking about. I hope you gave your dad very specific instructions, how much to fish, what time. I went to dallas for 5 days and I have my ex's dad feed the tank, I told him exactly how much and how to do it... one week later... everything was fine, just the glass needed to be cleaned.
Best of luck

 

[DonCisco]

by the way, I read in one of the threads of a trick to bring the worms out. You don't feed the tank for a day at least... and then turn off the pumps... set a bunch of food far from the rocks (as far as you can), and the worms will start coming out, looking for the food. While they are in the open, away from the rocks, in the sand... you can pick them up.
Again, just because it was in a thread doesn't mean that it does work, but sounds like a feasible idea.