- Location
- Pennsylvania
Hey guys, I'm running a 120g tank with maybe 100lbs or so of live rock for a month now. Whats is the best way to make the coralline algae grow and spread quickly?
Coralline algae
- Thread starter brick-brothers
- Start date
- Location
- long island
buy a seeder rock that has alot of coraline on it and start dosing part a and part b of either b ionic or kent. But all in all just let the tank mature.
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- Location
- Franklin Lakes, NJ
Coraline algae will grow rapidly when the tank's parameters are good, and the tank has proper flow and lighting. Don't bother with additives like "Purple Up" and only dose what you are testing for.
If you really feel that you need to speed up the process, the safest way to do it is to put a piece of rock with coraline near the output of a powerhead.
Of course... when you're scraping it off your front glass in a few months, you'll be wondering what all the hype is about.
If you really feel that you need to speed up the process, the safest way to do it is to put a piece of rock with coraline near the output of a powerhead.
Of course... when you're scraping it off your front glass in a few months, you'll be wondering what all the hype is about.
- Location
- Pennsylvania
Hey thanks for the feed back. I do have some pieces that have some already. I just have to scrape some off.
- Location
- Franklin Lakes, NJ
I won't really say that it's a myth, I just don't think it's necessary. There's a lot of other things for the tank I'd rather spend money on.
It's kind of like drying your dishes with a blowtorch. If you let them sit in the dish rack, and maintain good drying conditions (i.e. don't spray them with more water), they dry pretty quickly. Sure you could hit them with a blowtorch, but is it really necessary?
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