Green coraline? Seen a beginners book with some...

Drae · 07/31/2011, 11:24 PM

I saw a book for beginners the other day at the local fs and was amazed to see some sic(extremely nice) green and purple rock. Not bad green algae but neon green weird sort of.... I don't know how to explain it but it was nice. Green coraline maybe?

Sharpie_ · 07/31/2011, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Drae

I saw a book for beginners the other day at the local fs and was amazed to see some sic(extremely nice) green and purple rock. Not bad green algae but neon green weird sort of.... I don't know how to explain it but it was nice. Green coraline maybe?

If this is a question, then yes - neon gree ncoraline exists. Coraline comes in very many varieties, mostly in purples, pinks, and reds. Don't be surprised to find green, brown, even yellow coraline.

Palting · 08/01/2011, 07:13 AM

Coraline does come in a multitude of colors. See if you can purchase one of those rocks, or any piece with the color coraline you like, then scrub it in front of a powerhead in your tank. Given the right conditions, they will also grow in your tank.

MattyO · 08/01/2011, 07:17 AM

I have a neon green and a regular purple corraline growing in my 29 biocube... i've noticed the purple forms in a few large circles on the glass while the green forms in small dots everywhere on the glass. I have also heard the purple will out compete the green... is this true?

BrassMonkey · 08/01/2011, 07:17 AM

The pastel purple always dominates

Palting · 08/01/2011, 07:36 AM

For me, pink seems to predominate, followed by red/purple, then varying shades of green. I don't know that they will compete in a sense that one will "take over" the others. The colors all started in different spots, and where one color comes up to another, they both seem to stop and then coexist with a set boundary.

ggrillo · 08/01/2011, 07:40 AM

I have this one spot of the deepest "blood" red and it looks so cool, but is quickly being covered by the purple

MattyO · 08/01/2011, 07:51 AM

ggrillo,
I hope I do not feel that pain lol... i really only had green but when I bought a mushroom rock covered in the pastel purple it seems to have started the coralline wars... now every rock/frag i look at to buy is covered in purple!! I just feel as if I am hastening the inevitable.

frog.pauley · 08/01/2011, 07:54 AM

Mine started green and turned purple in about a month...I like the perple better.

Drae · 08/01/2011, 09:11 AM

This rock was so colorful, I kid you not, that it looked like a prize coral under led's. Just wondering if there was some sort of elusive green algae rarely seen. Looked almost photo shopped. Any who... Thanks for chiming in.

GoIllini · 08/01/2011, 09:34 AM

I've had green...not too rare. Mostly pink/purple though.

garbled · 08/01/2011, 05:09 PM

The deep purple stuff grows really well in my lower light tanks, while the normal purple overgrows it when better lighting is used.

jkcoon · 08/01/2011, 07:06 PM

Mostly pink and purple in my tank also but have a fair bit of green.... its not neon green though and doesn't jump out at you like the pink and purple.... at first i was real excited to see it growing, now that I have to scrape it, i don't like it quite as much.

reefing102 · 08/01/2011, 07:23 PM

When I first started up my tank, I had a darker kind of army green coralline, the purple has since taken over but there's a little bit of green occasionally.

07/31/2011, 11:24 PM	#1
Drae RAIDER NATION! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: City of sin... Posts: 3,476	Green coraline? Seen a beginners book with some... I saw a book for beginners the other day at the local fs and was amazed to see some sic(extremely nice) green and purple rock. Not bad green algae but neon green weird sort of.... I don't know how to explain it but it was nice. Green coraline maybe?

08/01/2011, 07:13 AM	#3
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	Coraline does come in a multitude of colors. See if you can purchase one of those rocks, or any piece with the color coraline you like, then scrub it in front of a powerhead in your tank. Given the right conditions, they will also grow in your tank. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

08/01/2011, 07:36 AM	#6
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	For me, pink seems to predominate, followed by red/purple, then varying shades of green. I don't know that they will compete in a sense that one will "take over" the others. The colors all started in different spots, and where one color comes up to another, they both seem to stop and then coexist with a set boundary. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

08/01/2011, 07:23 PM	#14
reefing102 Who Am I Here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,155	When I first started up my tank, I had a darker kind of army green coralline, the purple has since taken over but there's a little bit of green occasionally. __________________ Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano

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08/01/2011, 07:17 AM	#4
MattyO Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 800	I have a neon green and a regular purple corraline growing in my 29 biocube... i've noticed the purple forms in a few large circles on the glass while the green forms in small dots everywhere on the glass. I have also heard the purple will out compete the green... is this true?

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BrassMonkey Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Palm Beach Posts: 950	The pastel purple always dominates

08/01/2011, 07:40 AM	#7
ggrillo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Palm Beach Posts: 357	I have this one spot of the deepest "blood" red and it looks so cool, but is quickly being covered by the purple

08/01/2011, 07:51 AM	#8
MattyO Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 800	ggrillo, I hope I do not feel that pain lol... i really only had green but when I bought a mushroom rock covered in the pastel purple it seems to have started the coralline wars... now every rock/frag i look at to buy is covered in purple!! I just feel as if I am hastening the inevitable.

08/01/2011, 07:54 AM	#9
frog.pauley Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: west virginia Posts: 555	Mine started green and turned purple in about a month...I like the perple better.

08/01/2011, 09:11 AM	#10
Drae RAIDER NATION! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: City of sin... Posts: 3,476	This rock was so colorful, I kid you not, that it looked like a prize coral under led's. Just wondering if there was some sort of elusive green algae rarely seen. Looked almost photo shopped. Any who... Thanks for chiming in.

08/01/2011, 09:34 AM	#11
GoIllini Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 59	I've had green...not too rare. Mostly pink/purple though.

08/01/2011, 05:09 PM	#12
garbled Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 255	The deep purple stuff grows really well in my lower light tanks, while the normal purple overgrows it when better lighting is used.

08/01/2011, 07:06 PM	#13
jkcoon Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Missouri - KC area Posts: 218	Mostly pink and purple in my tank also but have a fair bit of green.... its not neon green though and doesn't jump out at you like the pink and purple.... at first i was real excited to see it growing, now that I have to scrape it, i don't like it quite as much.