nanoreefer4life Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Hey any tips on how to jump start coraline algae? Link to comment
KevinStan Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Seed with some rock that already has it on there.... Good water quality, along with maintaining good PH, ALK, and Calcium... I have always had the best of luck with using C-Balance two part A and B... always jump started the coralline quickly for me... Just DON'T use Purple Up... Link to comment
gregzbobo Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Seed with some rock that already has it on there.... Good water quality, along with maintaining good PH, ALK, and Calcium... I have always had the best of luck with using C-Balance two part A and B... always jump started the coralline quickly for me... Just DON'T use Purple Up... +1 ^^ also decent lighting, although some versions of coralline don't like super intense light, like from MH. Link to comment
bird Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 +1 ^^ also decent lighting, although some versions of coralline don't like super intense light, like from MH. I think that is why mine has been taking so long to grow. But finally growing, albeit, slowly. I have kept calcium at 420+, mag at 1300, alk at 9 but the lighting is MH. Grows nicely on the bottom/back rock though. Link to comment
KevinStan Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Give it a little while, it will start nicely... you will be scraping it off your side and front glass before too long Link to comment
AdrianBryce Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Why shouldn't you use purple up? Link to comment
KevinStan Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 My own experience with it just wasnt too good. It threw off some other things like my calcium and stuff, and it didn't really work. I would suggest using C-Balance... it is a two part dose that works well... It also clouded up my water and PO'd a lot of my coral.... Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I've never been able to determine exactly what Purple-Up does except to cloud water and add carbonate mud to the system. Best to stick with what is well known, i.e. multipart Ca, Mg and Alk additives. Link to comment
AdrianBryce Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I see. I was told by my LFS that purple up would raise my calcium and ALK Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I've heard that too but I haven't seen it do that. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 It is only partially useful for calcium. No product in a single bottle can provide both calcium and alkalinity (carbonate/bicarbonate) because calcium carbonate would precipitate out until either calcium or carbonate is used up. Kalkwasser is an exception, but it is made of calcium hydroxide, which stays in solution. This is why two-part solutions are so popular. Link to comment
Guest nanoreefchris Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 It is only partially useful for calcium. No product in a single bottle can provide both calcium and alkalinity (carbonate/bicarbonate) because calcium carbonate would precipitate out until either calcium or carbonate is used up. Kalkwasser is an exception, but it is made of calcium hydroxide, which stays in solution. This is why two-part solutions are so popular. exactly Link to comment
millerman Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I maintained a "religious" weekly water change schedule, and 6-7 months later, the coraline algae grew everywhere. I don't dose anything. No sense rushing to get something to grow. If your tank is healthy, it should grow in time Link to comment
shadowninja Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Purple-up and water changes work for me. All I dose is purple-up and my tank started coralinne growth at the 1 1/2 month stage. It is now growing all over the glass, filter, heater, and powerhead in small patches. Link to comment
Apoptosis Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I have coraline in my 6 week old 10 gallon. All I did was use one piece of live rock that had some coraline growth on it. I maintain steady water parameters. Just keep a healthy tank and the algae will do its thing on its own. Just my .02. Link to comment
fastandsneaky Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 why would you ever want coraline algae, it wont be before long you regret ever wishing for it. Link to comment
rahorman Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Ok, why would you want coraline algae???? Can someone please explain? I just spent three hours scraping that crap off of my 34 gallon RSM on Saturday, it was EVERYWHERE. Still is, didn't even get all of it. It also was lowering my alk. Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 As much as you (and I) dislike it on the glass, it makes our rock look really nice. If don't think so, dig up some pics of when you first set your systems up and how dingy-bald the rock looked compared to now. Link to comment
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