Coraline?

[505nano]

Hello and sorry to post this, I'm sure it's been posted many times, but can someone tell me if this is Coraline? Tank has been up since July of 2019. 

I know I've had a slight nitrate problem in the past, but all my other levels are consistent and where they should be. Thanks in advance! 

[Thrassian Atoll]

Yeah, that’s coralline algae.  Nice assortment of colors.  The green tends to turn purple at some point as well.  

[505nano]

4 minutes ago, Thrassian Atoll said:

Yeah, that’s coralline algae.  Nice assortment of colors.  The green tends to turn purple at some point as well.  

Wow awesome. That's a relief. I was worried. I'm new to the hobby and always saw Coraline as the holy Grail of success lol

[Thrassian Atoll]

2 hours ago, 505nano said:

Wow awesome. That's a relief. I was worried. I'm new to the hobby and always saw Coraline as the holy Grail of success lol

I set my current tank up about the same time and mine is starting to come around too.  A lot depends on lighting too nowadays I think.  I always hear it’s harder to grow with LEDs than it was with compacts and metal halides back in the day.  

[505nano]

22 minutes ago, Thrassian Atoll said:

I set my current tank up about the same time and mine is starting to come around too.  A lot depends on lighting too nowadays I think.  I always hear it’s harder to grow with LEDs than it was with compacts and metal halides back in the day.  

Right right. I did my research before starting. The pics are from my 54 gallon corner tank. Being that it's a corner, I was kinda limited on lighting. I ended up doing 2 current USA marine IC 26" LED lights. I had only one for a while but felt I was not seeing growth in anything. I'm just super pumped that I'm starting to see some coraline. I have about 45lbs of live rock, I'm hoping it spreads! I start my nano tank here in a couple of weeks, I'll hopefully be using some smaller pieces to seed it.