Seeding for coraline

Teenreefer15 · 09/26/2014, 02:49 PM

I have around 11 pounds of real reef rock and 1 pounds of live rock rubble (covered in coraline). What is a good way to seed the real reef rock. Right now i just have the rubble spaced around all over the rocks. Is this good?

TwistedMind · 09/26/2014, 06:29 PM

I would take a piece of the coraline, hold it in front of a power head and vigorously scrupulous the coraline with a stiff bristle tooth brush to release the spores

Coelli · 09/26/2014, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TwistedMind

I would take a piece of the coraline, hold it in front of a power head and vigorously scrupulous the coraline with a stiff bristle tooth brush to release the spores

I have a turbo snail who came completely encrusted in purple, green, red, and white... boy, is he in for a surprise.

shesacharmer · 09/26/2014, 06:55 PM

I added several pieces of pure white dry rock to my tank and within two months it's coloring up nicely. I don't think you need to do anything at all.

VAReefDog · 09/26/2014, 06:55 PM

Just rub the coraline parts of the rubble on the other rock- some will flake off and seed the other rock

gone fishin · 09/26/2014, 07:10 PM

It will take care of itself.

Xavibear · 09/26/2014, 10:04 PM

No need to do anything. It will spread on it's own.

Teenreefer15 · 09/27/2014, 08:44 AM

Thank you guys for the information. Do you recommend dosing any supplements? I have carib sea purple up which has all the trace elements in one. Do you think this will help?

Shawn O · 09/27/2014, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by coelli

i have a turbo snail who came completely encrusted in purple, green, red, and white... Boy, is he in for a surprise. :d

Xavibear · 09/27/2014, 09:06 AM

Don't dose anything that you aren't testing for. Just be patient. It will start to grow everywhere, rocks, glass, powerheads, heaters.

scott71 · 09/27/2014, 09:03 PM

Purple up will help

whiteshark · 09/27/2014, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by scott71

Purple up will help

What will help the most is just keeping the water within the recommended parameters and keeping it stable. If you do that, coralline will grow, and it will grow just as well with or without the gimmick stuff they sell to supposedly speed it's spread. IMO any coralline booster supplement is a waste of money.

inetmug · 09/28/2014, 02:56 AM

Good sticky post in the reef forum on water parameters for good coraline growth...

gbru316 · 09/28/2014, 05:23 AM

There are only 2 supplements proven to increase coralline growth: 2-part and kalk. Anything else is just snake oil.

shesacharmer · 09/28/2014, 06:47 AM

IMO supplements like those mess up your water and add unwanted nutrients which just causes more new tank problems and causes you to believe you need to buy more supplements to fix the new problems. I wouldn't use it.

usingthejohn · 09/28/2014, 06:59 AM

I'm not a fan of coraline however I was informed that once you start to see growth of it, your tank is maturing well.

It also sucks mag out of the water and spreads pretty quickly (think like xenias).

bigswaug · 09/28/2014, 07:12 AM

I was trying to do the same as this when I was a newb.. The purple just looked cool. Since you already have corriline in the tank on rocks, it will spread.. Keeping your perams right will help. Fwiw I heard that the guys at LFS that do this to vats of rock is that they scrape off some corriline in the water and run lights 24 hrs for a couple days.. So if you dont have any inhabitants, you could try that.

Mr. Bill · 09/28/2014, 07:59 AM

I started my current tank with all dry rock and substrate to avoid coralline; however, just one month with a couple of coralline encrusted snails and a handful of hermits and the purple crap covered everything.

Teenreefer15 · 09/28/2014, 03:02 PM

Im gonna stop dosing purple up and make sure my params are good. Thank you all for the info. If you have any more advice tell me below!

inetmug · 09/29/2014, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Bill

I started my current tank with all dry rock and substrate to avoid coralline; however, just one month with a couple of coralline encrusted snails and a handful of hermits and the purple crap covered everything.

All you got to do is kill the lights. Switch to a standard cheap florescent fixture to just light the tank, and just keep it on during viewing hours. My buds tank has zero coraline, he is fish only. He also runs a UV, which can kill a lot of "good" reef bacteria given long exposure (slow flow through the UV), so good is a relative term. Had the tank for years with zero coraline, but live rock.

09/26/2014, 02:49 PM	#1
Teenreefer15 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 479	Seeding for coraline I have around 11 pounds of real reef rock and 1 pounds of live rock rubble (covered in coraline). What is a good way to seed the real reef rock. Right now i just have the rubble spaced around all over the rocks. Is this good?

09/26/2014, 06:55 PM	#4
shesacharmer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Central NH Posts: 1,241	I added several pieces of pure white dry rock to my tank and within two months it's coloring up nicely. I don't think you need to do anything at all. __________________ 75 gal, LR w/refugium, 79 deg, PH 8.0, sg 1.025, amm 0/nit 0/nit 0, Calcium 420, dKH 8.3, mag 1300, Phos 0 Current Tank Info: A work in progress...

09/26/2014, 07:10 PM	#6
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	It will take care of itself. __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT

09/26/2014, 10:04 PM	#7
Xavibear Crazy Prophet Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Worcester, MA Posts: 1,008	No need to do anything. It will spread on it's own. __________________ 36g bowfront Current Tank Info: Pair of Occellaris clowns, Royal gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby/Tiger Pistol Shrimp, Blue tuxedo urchin, Fire shrimp, Trochus snails, Cerith snails, Nassarius snails, Ricordea mushroom, Kenya tree, Acan brain & Frogspawn

09/27/2014, 09:06 AM	#10
Xavibear Crazy Prophet Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Worcester, MA Posts: 1,008	Don't dose anything that you aren't testing for. Just be patient. It will start to grow everywhere, rocks, glass, powerheads, heaters. __________________ 36g bowfront Current Tank Info: Pair of Occellaris clowns, Royal gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby/Tiger Pistol Shrimp, Blue tuxedo urchin, Fire shrimp, Trochus snails, Cerith snails, Nassarius snails, Ricordea mushroom, Kenya tree, Acan brain & Frogspawn

09/26/2014, 06:29 PM	#2
TwistedMind Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 122	I would take a piece of the coraline, hold it in front of a power head and vigorously scrupulous the coraline with a stiff bristle tooth brush to release the spores

09/26/2014, 06:55 PM	#5
VAReefDog Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 48	Just rub the coraline parts of the rubble on the other rock- some will flake off and seed the other rock

09/27/2014, 08:44 AM	#8
Teenreefer15 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 479	Thank you guys for the information. Do you recommend dosing any supplements? I have carib sea purple up which has all the trace elements in one. Do you think this will help?

09/27/2014, 09:03 PM	#11
scott71 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Fort Worth Texas Posts: 51	Purple up will help

09/28/2014, 02:56 AM	#13
inetmug Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 693	Good sticky post in the reef forum on water parameters for good coraline growth... __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 250G Acrylic, 40G sump, Dolphin Amp Master 4750, Predator Skimmer, BuildMyLed 20k XB, , ATO,

09/28/2014, 05:23 AM	#14
gbru316 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,720	There are only 2 supplements proven to increase coralline growth: 2-part and kalk. Anything else is just snake oil.

09/28/2014, 06:47 AM	#15
shesacharmer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Central NH Posts: 1,241	IMO supplements like those mess up your water and add unwanted nutrients which just causes more new tank problems and causes you to believe you need to buy more supplements to fix the new problems. I wouldn't use it. __________________ 75 gal, LR w/refugium, 79 deg, PH 8.0, sg 1.025, amm 0/nit 0/nit 0, Calcium 420, dKH 8.3, mag 1300, Phos 0 Current Tank Info: A work in progress...

09/28/2014, 06:59 AM	#16
usingthejohn Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Buena Park, CA Posts: 489	I'm not a fan of coraline however I was informed that once you start to see growth of it, your tank is maturing well. It also sucks mag out of the water and spreads pretty quickly (think like xenias).

09/28/2014, 07:12 AM	#17
bigswaug Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canton, MI Posts: 115	I was trying to do the same as this when I was a newb.. The purple just looked cool. Since you already have corriline in the tank on rocks, it will spread.. Keeping your perams right will help. Fwiw I heard that the guys at LFS that do this to vats of rock is that they scrape off some corriline in the water and run lights 24 hrs for a couple days.. So if you dont have any inhabitants, you could try that. __________________ OCD powerhead tweaker... Ive had it just right about a thousand times..... Current Tank Info: 150g rimless

09/28/2014, 07:59 AM	#18
Mr. Bill Native Floridian Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Top of the Bay Posts: 256	I started my current tank with all dry rock and substrate to avoid coralline; however, just one month with a couple of coralline encrusted snails and a handful of hermits and the purple crap covered everything. __________________ Enjoying the saltwater hobby since 1974.

09/28/2014, 03:02 PM	#19
Teenreefer15 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 479	Im gonna stop dosing purple up and make sure my params are good. Thank you all for the info. If you have any more advice tell me below!