Purple Coralline Algae

[ZANYMASTER]

I can't seem to get any on my Glass and I'm doing all the right things like Water changes,low Nutrients,Dose Mag,Calcium.I need to seed some on there?

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Try placing the rocks against the glass , thats what i did by mistake actually and it has grown all over now

 

[ZANYMASTER]

I only have some green ones on the glass and My rock is recovering from losing almost all of it due to those tiny starfish and certain inverts.Maybe I need to buy a nice piece of LR encrusted with it.

 

[Og Drogon]

Try placing the rocks against the glass , thats what i did by mistake actually and it has grown all over now

+1
I did almost the same, but with the reef ready overflow part. Had the rocks only touching that, and it worked for me.


I'm Nemo's mother!

 

[duke62]

never understood why people like that look.i remove as much as i can .i h8 the coraline look

 

[Chris Jury]

How long has the tank been setup? What is the calcium and alkalinity (and pH if you have it)? What's the phosphate concentration?

Generally speaking, with coralline algae growth it is a question of proper water quality and time. Given good water, eventually it will take off. If it doesn't take off after a long while, there is likely something off about the water quality

cj

 

[armani4o3]

Be careful what you wish for. It will become a pita once it takes off

 

[FMF0331]

I like my coraline on my rocks, not the glass and the overflow - i can deal with it on the mp40, but hate it when it's on the galss. I too try to remove it as much as possible.

 

[thirty5]

I dont like it either on the glass. Coraline is good, but I hate it. I am getting all little circles on the back of my tank, but it is plastic so I cant scrape it off.

My new tank, I will be keeping all glass clear of Coraline.

 

[Eli-cruz]

I've tried everything to make coralline grow and only get small patches here and there.

Good luck- be careful what you wish for

 

[ZANYMASTER]

I've tried everything to get my Quality up to par,Running GFO,pellets and weekly water changes.Contemplating on giving up altogether.I have zero hair algae at the least.I've read the right amount of blue is also required for optimal growth.

 

[skene]

Mine took off quickly when i switched over to T5s. Had MH and it never grew.

 

[duke62]

yes for some reason with t-5 my coraline grew 100 times faster.glad i went LED LOL

 

[polywise]

Be careful what you wish for. It will become a pita once it takes off

+1 IMO you will become a slave to the tank...

 

[FMF0331]

When i had my halide, coraline only grew in the shaded part of the tank. Coraline would not grow where the high intesity light would hit, but now i have leds and they're growing everywhere. Not sure if the halide were burning the coraline.

 

[Awibrandy]

Contemplating on giving up altogether.

Are you serious????? You would leave the hobby because you're not growing coraline on your glass?
That is nuts Nelson!!! I say that with tons of love!

Seriously though, who cares about coraline? As long as your tank & animals are healthy, and thriving it is all good!

I do have coraline on the back glass & overflows, but it does nothing for me. It is just not important to me.

Besides, you would not be happy with coraline growing on your front glass now would you?lol

 

[ZANYMASTER]

I've had it in my other tanks.I actually like it but no so much that you can't see the tank.Lol

 

[duke62]

seriously you would give up the hobby all together because you have no coraline algae growing?thats like a major league baseball playerquiting ball because he cant get pine tar to stick to his bat.its such a insignificant part of the hobby

 

[Dee12dee12]

I thought I wanted it now I wish I could get it off of my overflows. Too scared of scratching the plastic

 

[ZANYMASTER]

I had other factors as well but I'm talking doo doo.I would never give up the hobby unless I moved or some financial issue