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11/18/2010, 12:22 PM
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Questions about algae cycles and coralline algae
So, i've seen the brown the sheets of green are now slowly starting to wane, and now im starting to see small redish, purple specs growing maybe an inch above the sand line on my glass, but only the front of my display
Im assuming this coralline algae may be the next algae bloom that i hope to stay but how can i get it to seed over my live rock and the back of the glass rather then the front? either way im pretty stoked to be getting signs of this only a month and a half in.
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20 gall long, 20lbs LR, 25-30lbs LS, T5(10,000k, 420 actinic), 30 gall filter w/carbon bag, Circ pump 500gph, 78'F, pH 8.4, 1.024-1.026sg. Current Tank Info: 20 gallon long nano reef tank in the works just about to enter its cycle |
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11/18/2010, 12:59 PM
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Location: West Jordan, UT
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Coralline is going to grow everywhere that gets plenty of light. You get to scrape it off of the front.
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11/18/2010, 01:59 PM
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 I hate to tell you, but coralline always grows best just out of reach of your razor blade, mostly around the bottom, next to rocks too close to the glass, and in general in inconvenient places. You just get in with gloves and a razor and scrape everywhere you don't want it. If you have an acrylic tank---it's far more complicated, and you have to be very, very, very careful not to scratch the tank in the least: no razorblades!
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