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Advice? Coralline algae

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by avratney, Feb 29, 2016.

  1. avratney

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    I'm having trouble growing coralline algae it's not dieing off of the rocks that have it but it's not spreading ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are undetected by my API Master test kit calcium is 420 magnesium is around 1400 alkalinity is between 9 and 11. Tank is 110 tall roughly 160 pounds of rock 40 gallon sump/refugium
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    I should add I also use purple tech purple up
     
  2. blackx-runner Administrator Website Team Leadership Team

    Cedar Rapids, IA
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    How old is the tank and what lighting? I noticed that with different lighting i'll get different amounts of growth. LEDs being the slowest and least coralline growth
     
  3. abower Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    I have insain growth in my QT tanks without coral. I believe the lighting plays a part. Being tanks without coral just have a T8 bulb
     
  4. Jonathon

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  5. avratney

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    The display tank is almost a month old. All the rock that came out of the old tank is a yr old. We do use the new fluvall sea pro 2.0 led lights. That coral smoothie link will help.
     
  6. jayt Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    Harpers Ferry, IA
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    I seeded my build with some Scrapings and lr. Still no growth after a couple months under hydras. But am fighting phosphates
     
  7. abower Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    Ryan, Ia
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    Watch that purple up. Have heard of people crashing their tanks with high alkalinity. No first hand experience.
     
  8. gburkart

    gburkart Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    mine took about 4 months before i seen any,then anything plastic in my tank started to get it.its also very light dependant
     
  9. JDCpuWiz

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    Light dependent meaning spectrum, intensity?
     
  10. jeremy Acro Addict

    Davenport, IA
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    Lighting doesn't matter in my tank. It grows everywhere, except dark places like in my sump, overflows, and under rock. But grows everywhere else. It just takes time. Throw that purple up away.
    When your tank needs to be dosed when it gets low on Alkalinity and calcium and you need to dose for those the coraline will start growing. It takes time.
     
  11. gburkart

    gburkart Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    ive heard it doesnt grow as well or rapidly under led as it does under t5s.halides grow it even better
     

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