Coraline alge

brwalker731 · 11/17/2006, 04:46 PM

Does anyone know why coraline alge would turn white in some areas of the tank?

luke30mm · 11/17/2006, 04:58 PM

did you change your lighting ?

dfleary · 11/17/2006, 05:08 PM

I think that means it's dead, doesn't it? I bought my tank used, and it had some coraline alge at different spots all over, from top to bottom. I moved it home and immediately filled it to 1/3 full with prepared seawater (I had to do it a third at a time), and finished filling it over the next two days. The coraline algae that was on the bottom third of the tank is the pinkest, the middle third so/so and the top third is white. I figured that it died because of prolonged exposure to air.

kartracertj · 11/17/2006, 06:59 PM

yep its dead but with good lighting and high calcium it will be covered with new in no time just wait it out

brwalker731 · 11/17/2006, 08:38 PM

I did change my bulbs out. I have a power compact that sits above my tank. the original bulbs were a straight pin blue and a straight pin white. They no longer carry the same bulb. I had to go with a straight pin blue white combo. so instead of in being blue,blue,white,white now it's blue, white ,blue ,white.

brwalker731 · 11/17/2006, 08:39 PM

yes I did change my bulbs out.

antony1103 · 11/17/2006, 09:48 PM

Did you expose it to the air? Mine turns white when i do water changes or forget to add RO/DI to the sump.

evilsike · 11/18/2006, 07:16 AM

mine turned white as well when I removed my powerhead. I just chisel it off.

11/17/2006, 04:46 PM	#1
brwalker731 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 11	Coraline alge Does anyone know why coraline alge would turn white in some areas of the tank?

11/17/2006, 05:08 PM	#3
dfleary Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NC Posts: 205	I think that means it's dead, doesn't it? I bought my tank used, and it had some coraline alge at different spots all over, from top to bottom. I moved it home and immediately filled it to 1/3 full with prepared seawater (I had to do it a third at a time), and finished filling it over the next two days. The coraline algae that was on the bottom third of the tank is the pinkest, the middle third so/so and the top third is white. I figured that it died because of prolonged exposure to air. __________________ D. Leary, Smithfield, NC Current Tank Info: 120 Gal. Marine

11/17/2006, 08:38 PM	#5
brwalker731 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 11	yes I did change my bulbs out. I have a power compact that sits above my tank. the original bulbs were a straight pin blue and a straight pin white. They no longer carry the same bulb. I had to go with a straight pin blue white combo. so instead of in being blue,blue,white,white now it's blue, white ,blue ,white.

11/17/2006, 08:39 PM	#6
brwalker731 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 11	lighting yes I did change my bulbs out.

11/17/2006, 09:48 PM	#7
antony1103 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 628	Did you expose it to the air? Mine turns white when i do water changes or forget to add RO/DI to the sump. __________________ Anthony Current Tank Info: I help with Penn State's 125 and 500 gallon reef aquariums.

11/17/2006, 04:58 PM	#2
luke30mm Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 61	did you change your lighting ?

11/17/2006, 06:59 PM	#4
kartracertj Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Decatur, Al Posts: 149	yep its dead but with good lighting and high calcium it will be covered with new in no time just wait it out

11/18/2006, 07:16 AM	#8
evilsike Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 427	mine turned white as well when I removed my powerhead. I just chisel it off. __________________ All experts were once a beginner Current Tank Info: 46 Gal bow front, Aqua C 120, 10g sump w/ 6"x10" refuge, 5x39 T5, AC2, 2xmodded mj