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03/24/2016, 01:02 PM
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Having problem with a darker species of coralline algae
I have dealing with this algae for some time now, I changed some live rock but I have not lucky to get ride of this specific darker coralline algae. I have not ID so if you know the ID please let me know to have some info in how to deal with it. It also over took some coral, that the reason because I want to get ride of it. Any advice? My tank parameter are OK, the system have more than 5 years old. I own reef aquarium over the last 15 years.
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03/24/2016, 02:11 PM
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What are your calcium levels testing at? I have seen and heard that high calcium encourages growth. If you can afford to cut it back without adversely affecting your corals that need it that could at least discourage growth.
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03/24/2016, 02:29 PM
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03/24/2016, 10:35 PM
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Are you 100% sure it's coraline algae? Have you tried blowing it off with a turkey baster? It looks more like cyanobacteria to me. Just an idea. I have lots of coraline algae and it's really rare that it bothers the coral.
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03/25/2016, 03:36 AM
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I don't think there is any way to easily get rid of it, unless you're willing to restart your tank with all new rock and sand. An urchin may eat some of the coralline but they will likely knock over your corals. I also think it's more likely that the coral died on it's own and the coralline grew over its skeleton. I really doubt the coralline killed the coral.
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03/25/2016, 04:02 AM
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+1 pretty spot on with my sentiments.
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03/25/2016, 07:34 AM
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Yes, I am sure it is coralline algae. I used a blade to scraped.
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03/25/2016, 07:39 AM
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Look the photo at the candy cane coral, if I don't do anything this coralline algae will over take the coral and kill it, one of the eye of the coral is dying due this coralline algae, yesterday I did a test using a dremmel to scraped the algae, I think I did something so I will test it again but this time on the coral
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03/26/2016, 09:28 PM
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if you can use a soft tooth brush to remove it its cyano that's how I keep my corals clean form invaders
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03/26/2016, 10:03 PM
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It is not cyano, It is hard, I took a rock out of the aquarium and using a dremmel I clean a lot, not completely but a lot, the problem is I can not take out almost non of the life rock
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03/27/2016, 05:12 AM
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What are you using for lighting? I ask because the candy cane looks like one of the polyps bailed out of it's skeleton and I had that happen to me when I went to LEDs. The only change I made was the lighting so I know that's what did the corals in. Also, because your lights are so blue, the red coralline will look much darker than it really is. I've never heard of coralline algae growing over corals.
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03/27/2016, 08:37 AM
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I use a mix of 14000k MH and led. I found something very similar to the algae I have, they called Peyssonnelia sp, now I would like to find how to compete with this algae, with the name of the algae I should find more info. Meantime I will find a metal brush to star scrubbing the algae
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