coraline algea growth

[Rich-n-poor]

ok let me have your ideas on ways to accellerate coraline algea growth ? Assuming your calcium and carbonate hardness is inline what else can you do ?

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gmac bailout

 

[DontYouJustWish]

Lots of water movement

 

[Fish Guy]

I feel that Urchins promote corraline algae growth. I know that urchins eat the coraline but this only seems to leave the rock bare and more easily colonized by the algae.

I keep a fist sized common caribbean urchin and a royal tuxedo in my 240g and they devour the algae on one rock and the move to the next. The Corraline Algae grows back thicker than ever in a week or three.

 

[myreef]

Don't forget to test for magnesium and strontium. They play a vital role in good coralline growth.

 

[esmithiii]

Too much light hinders the growth. Also, snails seem to seed new patches in my tank.

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[Rich-n-poor]

ok just bought some strotium molybedium supplement by kent marine i used this before with success

As far as urchins go i had one once and they stripped my rocks bare of coralline im glad to see yours are fine but im avoiding them at all cost

my LFS said that too much light would hider growth also and suggested i run my blue bulb for a longer photo period and the white one for a shorter period because he says coraline needs the blue spectrum does that sound right ?

my coraline seems to grow better on my grow out shells in my tank than on my rocks I wonder if this is due to a shells high calcium content /

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[Anonymous]

It depends on the type of coralline algae. Most are low to moderate light loving. However,there are intense light loving corallines. Purple and red coralline prefer low-moderate light. Pinks range anywhere from low to high light preferences. I have 380 watts of VHO lighting and the pink algae is flourishing in high light areas and the dark purples and reds tend to grow around the dark fringes and shaded areas. I also agree with the above posts,but I would also recommend iodine additions.

GL

Dan

 

[NaH2Ofreak]

TIME!

 

[Rich-n-poor]

NaH2O freak

ok how do i accelerate time then ROFLMAO

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Ferrari 125

 

[Anonymous]

I don't think you mean accelerate. I think you want to say optomize.

 

[Ocyurus]

Friend has a duster tank that has only actinics and the rocks are covered to the point nothing else will fit. doesn't do anything else, did have a prob with aiptasia a while back but the permint took care of it.