What problems with coralline?

Adamant · 04/07/2015, 08:16 AM

Hi all,

From thinking I'd like to have some at the beginning of the cycle, the stuff is starting to take over my LR.

One rock is almost completely covered in a thick crust of purple and the others have large patches already.

What problems is this going to cause me and / or what can I do about it?

Thanks,
Adam

jpa0741 · 04/07/2015, 08:34 AM

No problems except using up your calc. Most people like the look of it.

Kyle461 · 04/07/2015, 08:35 AM

Lucky! The fact that it is growing shows that your parameters are good. I'm surprised this started at the beginning at your cycle though! If you don't want it then you may have to find something that will eat the coralline. I think I read that urchins will?

Quick question. Is is encrusted on the rock or can you brush it off?

Sk8r · 04/07/2015, 09:10 AM

If it gets started on your glass, it's a problem that needs constant removal. In a glass tank that's a piffling problem. In acrylic---more serious. Acrylic scratches easily. You probably have quite a lot of magnesium.

Adamant · 04/08/2015, 02:21 AM

Thanks all,

It's glass and I clean the glass daily otherwise it doesn't look as sharp where the algae is growing on it.

I've not dosed Mg, although I have done a few large water changes to get residual Nitrates down from the cycle. I use Brightwell Neomarine salt.

Doesn't sound like a problem and I suppose it looks better than bare rock so I'll let it be!

Nina51 · 04/08/2015, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Kyle461

Quick question. Is is encrusted on the rock or can you brush it off?

i wondered this, too. if you are positive it's coralline and not cyano and if you would rather not have so much of it, a pincushion urchin will make a pretty good dent in it. i have 2 in my 75g and they keep the glass pretty much free of coralline.

coralsnaked · 04/08/2015, 08:11 AM

Builds up on powerheads overflows anti siphon holes etc.. and has to be removed.

smedlin · 04/08/2015, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by coralsnaked

Builds up on powerheads overflows anti siphon holes etc.. and has to be removed.

This.. I deal with this all the time. And having to scrub it off the glass.

04/07/2015, 08:16 AM	#1
Adamant Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 70	What problems with coralline? Hi all, From thinking I'd like to have some at the beginning of the cycle, the stuff is starting to take over my LR. One rock is almost completely covered in a thick crust of purple and the others have large patches already. What problems is this going to cause me and / or what can I do about it? Thanks, Adam

04/07/2015, 08:35 AM	#3
Kyle461 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 438	Lucky! The fact that it is growing shows that your parameters are good. I'm surprised this started at the beginning at your cycle though! If you don't want it then you may have to find something that will eat the coralline. I think I read that urchins will? Quick question. Is is encrusted on the rock or can you brush it off? __________________ Nadie me paga en chicles!! Build Thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2485917 Current Tank Info: 40 gallon breeder (2/17/15); 20L 3-chamber sump; Tunze Nano ATO; Hydor 320gph return and Circulation 850 gph; Coralife Super Skimmer 125 G; Marineland 24"-36" Reef LED

04/07/2015, 09:10 AM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	If it gets started on your glass, it's a problem that needs constant removal. In a glass tank that's a piffling problem. In acrylic---more serious. Acrylic scratches easily. You probably have quite a lot of magnesium. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

04/08/2015, 08:11 AM	#7
coralsnaked Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Austin / Port Aransas, TX Posts: 1,479	Builds up on powerheads overflows anti siphon holes etc.. and has to be removed. __________________ Merry Skerry Current Tank Info: 1 G Nano jellyfish to 1200 G Bull Nose FOWLR featuring large Holacanthus and Pomacanthus

04/07/2015, 08:34 AM	#2
jpa0741 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MI Posts: 1,392	No problems except using up your calc. Most people like the look of it.

04/08/2015, 02:21 AM	#5
Adamant Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 70	Thanks all, It's glass and I clean the glass daily otherwise it doesn't look as sharp where the algae is growing on it. I've not dosed Mg, although I have done a few large water changes to get residual Nitrates down from the cycle. I use Brightwell Neomarine salt. Doesn't sound like a problem and I suppose it looks better than bare rock so I'll let it be!