How To Achieve Puple Caroline Algea On Rock
- Thread starter mqur1963
- Start date
+1, this is the way I began my coraline bloom. thanks to one of the members here who gave me a few shells.
- Location
- westchester ny
ok i will check my mag lavel also my phosphate is very high 1.0 ihave no algea bloom due to denitrator install my tank is 3 month old filter system 5 to 6 month old my send is very clean white and tank glass very clean no algea i have micro lagea in my refugim growing goood and my phasphate reactor working but level is to high all rock turning green . my ph is 8.2 temp 79 and nitrate is .5 calcium is 450
- Location
- westchester ny
What are you using to check your phosphates with? I have a friend who thought he had a phos problem until he bought a legit test kit and checked again to find he had none... phosphates are tricky man, from what I understand there are organic and inorganic forms and only one causes algae growth. Most of the cheaper test kits dont work, so If your tank is clean and your not having any algae blooms I wouldnt worry too much about it. Just keep on top of water changes and obviously stay away from tap water.
Chris Jury
Experienced Reefer
- Location
- Kaneohe, HI
In new tanks it usually takes a month or so for noticable specs of coralline algae to develop under good conditions IME. It'll take several months to get good coverage on rocks and such, under good conditions.
cj
cj
- Location
- Jersey City NJ
hey i have a few shells laying around in my tank with purple algae sitting around let me know if u want some
I have no algea build glass is very clean i only have to use magnet for 5 min every week i have about 60 to 70 pound live rock and 60 pund dry live rock my tank is 150 gal with 55 galr refugim i am using marineland 300 in sump proteen skimmer and to wave maker 1150 gph with 400 gal p/.h and 295 gph power head with to sump pump one is queetone 3000 (rated 780 gph) other sub mer pump is 580 gph so tottal i guss 1360 gph in sump pump with phoseban reacter with lots of macro algee and redmangrover plant with 4 t5 actanic 216 watts with 250 each mh so tottal 716 wats . I have some corals and seabea anemone for last 40 to 50 days 4 clown fish and 7 large fish from 6 inch to 4 inch(hippo 6 inch,powder blue 5 inch powder brown 4 inch purple tang 5 inch yellow tang 4 inch and small hippo 3 inch and bland nasso tang 5 inch i feed them twice a day and food never touch ground very little food one is all frozen mixed and vitamns and second pallet between them swed algea . My gravel is always super clean it gust my rock turning green and brown . I ahve 100 algea eating snail and i ahve denitrate system for 300 gal aquarium my nitrate is .50 not even 10 my ph is 8.2 study no dropped i use reeflake salt. Plant iron every week for micro algea. And i have purple up iam nor adding any moore my calcium is 450 as per api testkit MY TANK IS 3 month old
Chris Jury
Experienced Reefer
- Location
- Kaneohe, HI
What is the alkalinity? How are you maintaining calcium and alkalinity? I'd also like to see the Mg concentration when you're able.
cj
cj
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