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07/18/2014, 11:21 AM
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Green tint on rocks.
Sooooo my tank has been doing much better. You guys pointed me in the right direction and it seems to be thriving. I have been doing water changes, using gfo, and using aquavitro eight.four and calcium. I also replaced the bulb. I have been using a toilet brush to get off all the hair algae when it dies. There is not much left!! My rocks were all white after hair algae was gone. Now there is a green tint on my rocks. The snails n crabs finally clean the rocks now that thr are not covered in hair....but that green tint remains. I just noticed it about a week ago. On the plus side my frogspawn is doing amazing....here is before and after pic and a close up of the green.
   
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Green Frogspawn, Pistol shrimp, goby, urchin, 2 Ocellaris clowns, Coral Banded Shrimp, snails & crabs in a 65gal disp side drilled overflow with a 20gal sump, skimmer,400watt metal Halide, & GFO |
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07/18/2014, 11:31 AM
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Wow what a difference. Coraline algae grows green too so as long as it looks like it is encrusted to the rock it may be that.
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07/18/2014, 11:43 AM
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That looks much better, I'm glad your cuc is doing a good job. Don't worry about the green tint.
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07/18/2014, 12:14 PM
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Corraline starts as green on rocks. It did with mine. Give it time and it will fade.
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07/18/2014, 12:16 PM
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Green comes just before the purple...you are on the right track now!
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07/18/2014, 12:22 PM
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Sweet!!! Ill keep an eye on it then. Thank you!!! And I hope its purple n not green....green isn't so pretty lol.
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Green Frogspawn, Pistol shrimp, goby, urchin, 2 Ocellaris clowns, Coral Banded Shrimp, snails & crabs in a 65gal disp side drilled overflow with a 20gal sump, skimmer,400watt metal Halide, & GFO |
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07/18/2014, 04:57 PM
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Don't worry...if your parameters are in check, you will have coralline out your ears. My entire back glass is encrusted. Scraping it on the side and front glass is a PITA
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07/18/2014, 04:59 PM
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Yeah I got a date with a razor this weekend for the sides.....
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