Coraline algae....Frags?

[romain]

I should say, my rocks, glass, heater, powerheads, even algae magnet and thermometer are all covered by coralline in like 5 months after set-up. Don't know how thou.

 

[nycfatcow]

only tested alk..and its suppose to be high..

 

[noodleman]

how about calcium?...coralline forms calcium carbonate (Ca(CO3)). Alk is (CO3)-2....so with out the calcium ions (Ca+2) theres no reaction.
hey if you want coralline scrapings feel free to come over and clean my glass for me...lolz

 

[nycfatcow]

lol hey noodle you think its possible to bring it to me one day during school lol

 

[noodleman]

lolz you want me to just scrape it rite off my glass? i cna always just put in a piece of pvc tube or eggcrate and just wait like a week or so for the coralline to grow on it

 

[nycfatcow]

yeh you could scape if off the glass if you want....yeh or pvc or something would work 2...try to give me as much as possible...my tank is white...

 

[noodleman]

i just put a pvc and eggcrate in give it till after thanksgiving break should be growing on it and i'll scape some in as well

 

[nycfatcow]

nice nice...kedd is gonna mail me some too...thanks guys

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i dont understand. people here have calcium reactors this and that and have trouble with growing coraline algae. i use seachems calcium liquid and i got coraline growing allover my rock. it just started on my powerheads. i also see it started on my front glass. very wierd...

 

[ulmo]

I'm using ESV B-ionic and the coralline algae is really taking off!

 

[noodleman]

i use kent A and B

 

[DEEPWATER]

i dont understand. people here have calcium reactors this and that and have trouble with growing coraline algae. i use seachems calcium liquid and i got coraline growing allover my rock. it just started on my powerheads. i also see it started on my front glass. very wierd...

Funny ,I use seachem on my selling tanks ,2 months running ,and coralline starting all over ,
main tank ,1st yr ,b-ionic ,no purple coralline ,now PM calcium reactor ,no coralline ,Only the green coralline ,got purple ,deep red ,andpink on my rocks ,but not pn the glass or the PH ,etc ,,

 

[Tonyscoots84]

lolz Deepwater i guess its just 90% luck and 10% dosing hehehe. i looked at my PH today and my turbo snail just finished cleaning it up. it ate up the algae and crap on it but it left behind the circle spot of coraline algae. i was like wow ive neva seen that there before.