Too much Coraline...? (pics)

Sitarangi · 03/13/2010, 07:27 PM

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Coraline algae seems to be blooming in full force in my tank, while not necessarily bad, I'm afraid it's toll on my calcium levels.... not to mention my view of the tank. I do like how it looks however and I believe it is an indicator of a healthy tank. Are there any decent clean-up animals that eat it? I hear some sea urchins will eat it. My tank is stocked with the following:

Black Clownfish
2 x Bangaii Cardinals
Sixline Wrasse
Tailspot Blenny
Sleeper Banded Goby

BrooksReef · 03/13/2010, 07:30 PM

You might want to scrape all but the back glass with a razor blade... that is what I do.

noahm · 03/13/2010, 07:39 PM

Some urchins love it, but they will not keep everything clean, only make trails all over. You will need to just keep up on scraping. If you do it often, it really doesn't seem to ever get a foothold.

Sitarangi · 03/13/2010, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by noahm

Some urchins love it, but they will not keep everything clean, only make trails all over. You will need to just keep up on scraping. If you do it often, it really doesn't seem to ever get a foothold.

That makes sense... what i'm really looking for is something to control it, not really remove it all together. Are there any tangs that are known to snack on it? I do have some extra space in my 150g when it gets too big.

Mounda · 03/13/2010, 07:46 PM

That's a lot of coraline, you'd only need to scrape some off so it doesn't obstruct your view unless you like the pinkish hues. Are you dosing anything ?

What The? · 03/13/2010, 07:47 PM

Scrape some off and send it to me, I will help u control it. As in i will take what you dont need.

Sitarangi · 03/13/2010, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mounda

That's a lot of coraline, you'd only need to scrape some off so it doesn't obstruct your view unless you like the pinkish hues. Are you dosing anything ?

Carbon and ROWAphos. It is a 29g tank with a 10g sump/fuge. It has a tunze nano skimmer than runs really really dry (it's a piece of crap TBH). Nitrates are >5ppm, ammonia, nitrites, phosphates are 0. The tank has 3 koralia 1's and nearly all filtration is done through the 40ish pounds of LR and the fuge. The tank has been running nearly 3 years. I do 5 gallon w/c a week with RO water and oceanic salt.

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This is a year old pic (less algae so you can see the set-up better)

The tank has been running off and on as a reef.

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Theres a pic of the tank about 2 years ago as a frag tank. Bonus points if you can spot the fuzzy dwarf lion!

OckMed · 03/13/2010, 10:55 PM

Wow. Maybe add some snails. Maybe a mag float.

ludnix · 03/13/2010, 11:05 PM

Mag float + easy blade attachment. No animal is going to control it the way you'd want and it's not like that's going to reduce the toll on your calcium levels anymore than if you just scraped it off.

betoballer1 · 03/14/2010, 12:00 AM

Wow, let me have some.. my tank hast made any for almost 4 months now

Catastrophi · 03/14/2010, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ludnix

Mag float + easy blade attachment. No animal is going to control it the way you'd want and it's not like that's going to reduce the toll on your calcium levels anymore than if you just scraped it off.

I agree.. the easy blade attachment is the best investment to keep the glass clean.

03/13/2010, 07:27 PM	#1
Sitarangi Moved On Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 588	Too much Coraline...? (pics) [IMG]http://i44.*****.com/24ca4d2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i44.*****.com/b7f409.jpg[/IMG] Coraline algae seems to be blooming in full force in my tank, while not necessarily bad, I'm afraid it's toll on my calcium levels.... not to mention my view of the tank. I do like how it looks however and I believe it is an indicator of a healthy tank. Are there any decent clean-up animals that eat it? I hear some sea urchins will eat it. My tank is stocked with the following: Black Clownfish 2 x Bangaii Cardinals Sixline Wrasse Tailspot Blenny Sleeper Banded Goby

03/13/2010, 11:05 PM	#9
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	Mag float + easy blade attachment. No animal is going to control it the way you'd want and it's not like that's going to reduce the toll on your calcium levels anymore than if you just scraped it off. __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

03/13/2010, 07:30 PM	#2
BrooksReef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 312	You might want to scrape all but the back glass with a razor blade... that is what I do.

03/13/2010, 07:39 PM	#3
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	Some urchins love it, but they will not keep everything clean, only make trails all over. You will need to just keep up on scraping. If you do it often, it really doesn't seem to ever get a foothold.

03/13/2010, 07:46 PM	#5
Mounda Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 452	That's a lot of coraline, you'd only need to scrape some off so it doesn't obstruct your view unless you like the pinkish hues. Are you dosing anything ?

03/13/2010, 07:47 PM	#6
What The? Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 113	Scrape some off and send it to me, I will help u control it. As in i will take what you dont need.

03/13/2010, 10:55 PM	#8
OckMed Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 70	Wow. Maybe add some snails. Maybe a mag float.

03/14/2010, 12:00 AM	#10
betoballer1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: miami Posts: 100	Wow, let me have some.. my tank hast made any for almost 4 months now