coral line algae

dermer · 08/08/2006, 10:17 PM

so what is the best way to get coralline to grow faster i have some now on my lr but it seams to growing really slow i have mh and one atinic blue that i run about 12 hours a day or so my water quallity is good all my corals are doing really well and i have nearly no algae at all a little bit of green algae on the lr ans some coraline on some live rock so what are you sugestions

Steve01 · 08/08/2006, 10:34 PM

Coralline algae grows slow. It's the hair algae that grows fast

. Your lights seem fine. Keep phosphates low and just give it time.

Fastmarc · 08/08/2006, 10:36 PM

Yep, you'll be sick of it in time.
Keep alk & calc up as well.

dermer · 08/08/2006, 10:50 PM

k sounds like a plan im sure your right and it all comes with thime

mg426 · 08/08/2006, 10:52 PM

ALK+CA+TIME=CORALINE ALGAE works everytime

ReefWreak · 08/08/2006, 11:25 PM

If you've got MH, then you're definatly set. I hear that MH really makes it grow like crazy over time, but then again, so does most lighting, since coraline can adjust to grow under almost any lighting condition. I'm just waiting for mine to grow in my tank under my 4x54w T5s.

TWallace · 08/08/2006, 11:29 PM

I thought I read that it grows slower under MH, that it prefers somewhat dimmer lights. I know in my tank (with T5) it mostly grows in the shadier spots.

SALT WATER CRAZ · 08/09/2006, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TWallace
I thought I read that it grows slower under MH, that it prefers somewhat dimmer lights. I know in my tank (with T5) it mostly grows in the shadier spots.

give it time it will grow where there is high light to

aclos3 · 08/09/2006, 02:09 AM

We had a low light reef that had been up and running for 5 years. The back was covered completely with coraline algae. Then, we added 2x400w metal halides (to a 125g tank that was used to about 300 watts of light) and almost all the coraline died off the back of the tank. It took it a few months, but it grew back again. The stuff is reacts to light changes, but doesnt seem to be bothered by high or low light.

dermer · 08/09/2006, 07:46 PM

thanks the tank has been up for about 8 months now there is some on the lr i purchesed and i have noticed some new starting to grow just real slow

ppurcell · 08/09/2006, 08:02 PM

I cannot grow corraline in my tank. Every time I introduce anything that has it on it, after about 2-3 months, it's all gone. I was running 520watts of pc, and recently switched to 260watts pc and 300 watts mh. And am hoping to see some growth. I used Purple Up for about 3 weeks but only managed to create problems with nuisance algae and now I have a problem with cyanobacteria that I didn't have before...

08/08/2006, 10:17 PM	#1
dermer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 523	coral line algae so what is the best way to get coralline to grow faster i have some now on my lr but it seams to growing really slow i have mh and one atinic blue that i run about 12 hours a day or so my water quallity is good all my corals are doing really well and i have nearly no algae at all a little bit of green algae on the lr ans some coraline on some live rock so what are you sugestions

08/08/2006, 10:36 PM	#3
Fastmarc Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kingston, Jamaica W.I. Posts: 460	Yep, you'll be sick of it in time. Keep alk & calc up as well. __________________ Compared to motorsports, this hobby is a bargain. Current Tank Info: 50 gallon reef with refugium

08/08/2006, 10:52 PM	#5
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	ALK+CA+TIME=CORALINE ALGAE works everytime __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

08/08/2006, 10:34 PM	#2
Steve01 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 33	Coralline algae grows slow. It's the hair algae that grows fast . Your lights seem fine. Keep phosphates low and just give it time.

08/08/2006, 10:50 PM	#4
dermer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 523	k sounds like a plan im sure your right and it all comes with thime

08/08/2006, 11:25 PM	#6
ReefWreak Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Astoria, NYC Posts: 10,159	If you've got MH, then you're definatly set. I hear that MH really makes it grow like crazy over time, but then again, so does most lighting, since coraline can adjust to grow under almost any lighting condition. I'm just waiting for mine to grow in my tank under my 4x54w T5s.

08/08/2006, 11:29 PM	#7
TWallace Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,464	I thought I read that it grows slower under MH, that it prefers somewhat dimmer lights. I know in my tank (with T5) it mostly grows in the shadier spots.

08/09/2006, 02:09 AM	#9
aclos3 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 394	We had a low light reef that had been up and running for 5 years. The back was covered completely with coraline algae. Then, we added 2x400w metal halides (to a 125g tank that was used to about 300 watts of light) and almost all the coraline died off the back of the tank. It took it a few months, but it grew back again. The stuff is reacts to light changes, but doesnt seem to be bothered by high or low light.

08/09/2006, 07:46 PM	#10
dermer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 523	thanks the tank has been up for about 8 months now there is some on the lr i purchesed and i have noticed some new starting to grow just real slow

08/09/2006, 08:02 PM	#11
ppurcell Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 2,911	I cannot grow corraline in my tank. Every time I introduce anything that has it on it, after about 2-3 months, it's all gone. I was running 520watts of pc, and recently switched to 260watts pc and 300 watts mh. And am hoping to see some growth. I used Purple Up for about 3 weeks but only managed to create problems with nuisance algae and now I have a problem with cyanobacteria that I didn't have before...