Tank set up for 6 months no coraline algea!

FapMan · 02/03/2009, 07:33 PM

I have none besides on one rock, the others are just green and brown. Is there any ways to solve this problem

FishNFun · 02/03/2009, 07:38 PM

You can try to scrape some off the rock so that it gets distributed a bit more around the tank. Also, have you checked your calcium levels?

pIankton · 02/03/2009, 07:39 PM

I'd call you lucky, but - you can get in there with a brush and scrub some of the rock with the coralline. That will help it spread. Keep your water params in check, give it some good flow and before you know it, you'll be cursing yourself.

chimmike · 02/03/2009, 07:44 PM

sounds like you're low on calcium.......and light! What lights are you using?

MileHighFish · 02/03/2009, 07:48 PM

I would also check your Mag levels, you dont have to scrape the rock, get the levels right and it will cover everything on its own.

FapMan · 02/03/2009, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chimmike
sounds like you're low on calcium.......and light! What lights are you using?

im using t5
I never checked calcium or mag levels
Whats are the recommend levels?

TheORKINMan · 02/03/2009, 07:56 PM

I have a problem where corraline grows all over my glass, but only settles in very small spots on the rock.

MileHighFish · 02/03/2009, 08:01 PM

Cal 400 -450, Mag 1200 - 1300 You also need to check your Alk you can pick up a test kit with all 3

FapMan · 02/03/2009, 08:04 PM

If needed how do i get my Alk Mag and Cal levels at the right level?

Gary Majchrzak · 02/03/2009, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FapMan
If needed how do i get my Alk Mag and Cal levels at the right level?

read:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/chem.htm

more at:
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=102605

especially read article on magnesium as it relates directly to your coralline growth

FapMan · 02/03/2009, 08:24 PM

Can i use these products?
calcium and mag
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...85&pcatid=4885
Alkalinity
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...75&pcatid=4175

Gary Majchrzak · 02/03/2009, 08:49 PM

you can use any of a wide variety of products.
Personally, I would choose something else.

Get some reliable test kits.
I would recommend a liquid two part (Ca and alk) for your 55. Purchase a separate Mg supplement so you can adjust it independently. Run S.G. at 1.025-1.026 and slowly raise levels of Ca, alk and Mg to optimal.

porschefan · 02/04/2009, 08:44 AM

I had the same issue with my 55, i bought a Calc test and found it was around 350.

Bought some of this stuff , as i don't have a reactor

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...95&pcatid=4695

and dripped it slowly with a doser over about 48hrs, where by it measured 430. Within a couple of weeks i had coraline all over the back of the tank.

Maybe not the ideal way of doing it, but it seemed to work

Amoore311 · 02/04/2009, 08:51 AM

Your calcium and mag are fine.

Sometimes coralline just won't grow lol. I've got a tank full of corals and happy fish for almost a full year, and I get hardly any coralline at all on my glass.....Which I'm thankful for lol.

It does grow on the rock though for me.

02/03/2009, 07:33 PM	#1
FapMan Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: hinesville Posts: 157	Tank set up for 6 months no coraline algea! I have none besides on one rock, the others are just green and brown. Is there any ways to solve this problem

02/03/2009, 07:44 PM	#4
chimmike oxygen abuser Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 5,089 Blog Entries: 2	sounds like you're low on calcium.......and light! What lights are you using? __________________ -Mike Tankless wonder Geaux Noles!

02/03/2009, 07:48 PM	#5
MileHighFish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NM. Posts: 1,722	I would also check your Mag levels, you dont have to scrape the rock, get the levels right and it will cover everything on its own. __________________ See "Red House" for pics!! I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later. Mitch Hedberg Current Tank Info: Reef tank, 100 gal Lee Mar polished.. 60 sump.. 800 watts mh 20k radium..Ran on "Taiwan HQI Ballast" 330 watt VHO.. 48 watt compacts (dawn/dusk).. sps/lps tank..

02/03/2009, 08:01 PM	#8
MileHighFish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NM. Posts: 1,722	Cal 400 -450, Mag 1200 - 1300 You also need to check your Alk you can pick up a test kit with all 3 __________________ See "Red House" for pics!! I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later. Mitch Hedberg Current Tank Info: Reef tank, 100 gal Lee Mar polished.. 60 sump.. 800 watts mh 20k radium..Ran on "Taiwan HQI Ballast" 330 watt VHO.. 48 watt compacts (dawn/dusk).. sps/lps tank..

02/03/2009, 08:49 PM	#12
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	you can use any of a wide variety of products. Personally, I would choose something else. Get some reliable test kits. I would recommend a liquid two part (Ca and alk) for your 55. Purchase a separate Mg supplement so you can adjust it independently. Run S.G. at 1.025-1.026 and slowly raise levels of Ca, alk and Mg to optimal. __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

02/03/2009, 07:38 PM	#2
FishNFun Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 521	You can try to scrape some off the rock so that it gets distributed a bit more around the tank. Also, have you checked your calcium levels?

02/03/2009, 07:39 PM	#3
pIankton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 556	I'd call you lucky, but - you can get in there with a brush and scrub some of the rock with the coralline. That will help it spread. Keep your water params in check, give it some good flow and before you know it, you'll be cursing yourself.

02/03/2009, 07:56 PM	#7
TheORKINMan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 423	I have a problem where corraline grows all over my glass, but only settles in very small spots on the rock.

02/03/2009, 08:04 PM	#9
FapMan Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: hinesville Posts: 157	If needed how do i get my Alk Mag and Cal levels at the right level?

02/03/2009, 08:24 PM	#11
FapMan Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: hinesville Posts: 157	Can i use these products? calcium and mag http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...85&pcatid=4885 Alkalinity http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...75&pcatid=4175

02/04/2009, 08:44 AM	#13
porschefan Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 66	I had the same issue with my 55, i bought a Calc test and found it was around 350. Bought some of this stuff , as i don't have a reactor http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...95&pcatid=4695 and dripped it slowly with a doser over about 48hrs, where by it measured 430. Within a couple of weeks i had coraline all over the back of the tank. Maybe not the ideal way of doing it, but it seemed to work

02/04/2009, 08:51 AM	#14
Amoore311 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ulster County, NY Posts: 2,521	Your calcium and mag are fine. Sometimes coralline just won't grow lol. I've got a tank full of corals and happy fish for almost a full year, and I get hardly any coralline at all on my glass.....Which I'm thankful for lol. It does grow on the rock though for me. __________________ 30 Gallon FOWLR 2004-2006 90 Gallon LPS Reef 2006-2008 180 Gallon SPS Reef 2008-20012 100 Gallon Custom Rimless Mixed Reef 2012-2014 29 Gallon Biocube Reef! Current Current Tank Info: 29 Gallon Biocube, StevesLED Upgrade, Neptune Apex