coraline question

[BOBBY BOLIVIA]

what promotes the growth of purple coraline??

 

[hijinks]

i believe it is just calcium and good light. I have a MH fixture on my 46g bow and saw coraline start after 3-4 weeks growing on white rock

 

[Malibu361]

I never had it in my old tank ,now after 4 weeks of my new tank being up and having near perfect levels little spots are popping up on the powerheads and the corner overflow partition...I also run dual mh 150's....

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

i feel it grows on plastic first

 

[brianx45]

Good lighting and water movement helps. I've heard if you get a piece of rock with some coraline growth on it already, and scrape it off in front of a powerhead it helps spread it throughout your tank.

 

[Thatguy96]

Where are your Calcium levels at guys? 400 - 500 ?

 

[BOBBY BOLIVIA]

thnx for the input guys!

 

[Malibu361]

My calcium is at like 490 ...and yes I have heard the same about scraping it off ....like planting seeds...

 

[emmanuel]

i dont know if you need much lighting my kids eclipse 12 with stock light is getting coraline alkalinity 10 dkh calcium 395 magnisium 1200

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

good calcium and dkh levels and patience...:splitspin

 

[duke62]

i grew more coraline algae on my 1st setup.a 55 gal with pc lights and a eheim filter.i still get good coraline growth but nothing like that

 

[Killerdrgn]

Lights i don't really feel is a major determinant of coraline algae growth. I'm running my 90 on a single T-12 strip light and the entire back wall is covered in coraline. Good water parameters I feel is the best way to grow coraline. Though good lighting will certainly help it grow much faster.

 

[Digitalflash]

i feel it grows on plastic first

does it ever

 

[jadakiss]

can it go away once u have it?

 

[Killerdrgn]

can it go away once u have it?

Damn I just have to say it really sounds like you're asking about an STD.

But Coraline can die also if you cook the rocks or something along those lines.

 

[jadakiss]

k:chefico:

 

[thewolfguy]

growth

You have to make sure you have low nitrates and phosphates. The seeding does enhance the rate of growth as well as high calcium levels. My 75 has been up and running and 70% of my rock surface is covered with green coraline. I need to drop my nitrates and phosphates before it turns a nice purple. Actually some if it is actually changing, but phospates are retarding the rate of the growth,.

 

[Jabis96]

good calcium and lighting i also think that alk has a some to do with itwhen my alk was out of wack the coraline started to die off

 

[danny13oy]

patience, flow, good lighting, dkh, etc. are important for coralline algae ... but does anybody know why Seachem's Reef Calcium suggest on its bottle "it is not necessary to exceed 380mg/L total calcium when using this product?" I always thought (like most reefers) that we need to maintain calcium to about 400-500mg/L. I recently bought this product and learned about this. Does anybody have any experience with this product by Seachem? Should I follow what it says or should I maintain my calcium to the usual 400-500?

 

[danny13oy]

I was told that housing algae glazers like tangs would help promote coralline algae ...