Blenard the Blenny Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Hello all, new to the forums. Have had my nanocube 24G for about 3 years. Had some ups, some downs 😕  Attached are a few pictures, my camera isn't the greatest, but can anyone tell me if what's on the glass and background is coralline algae? I understand it's a sign of good things (even though my blenny, Blenny Kravitz, passed while it was growing). I scraped a bit of it, you can see in the 3rd picture, and it's tough but can be scraped with a credit card or something similar, I used my nail.  If it is, could i scrape it and just let it float in the tank to spread it? I just did a 5% water change last night, as well a changing my media (new activated carbon, washed bioballs and ceramic rings).  And I'm working on that green hair algae, I think it's a phosphate issue so I picked up rowaphos to try. I didn't get a chance to pick it up until today, so I missed doing it during the water change last night, but I'll probably throw it in tonight.  Awesome forum BTW, love this site. Quote Link to comment
ReefGoat Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 You bet it is. Looking good amazing colors on your coraline growth. Get that scraped off the front and that gha in check and you'll be in business. 1 Quote Link to comment
tk-it-ez Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 + 1 for what ReefGoat said  Quote Link to comment
Blenard the Blenny Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 Fantastic, thank you! Quote Link to comment
Superdave Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 This will create a great deal of envy! Quote Link to comment
Blenard the Blenny Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 it's so hard to believe sometimes, this algae that I didn't plan on having it in my tank, people actually pay $$$ for. This is a very unusual hobby LOL Quote Link to comment
rough eye Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 6:24 PM, Blenard the Blenny said: my blenny, Blenny Kravitz  great name 🙂  i got coralline growing on the back of my thermometer, and on the top of one of the return spouts. Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 1/15/2021 at 10:09 AM, Blenard the Blenny said: it's so hard to believe sometimes, this algae that I didn't plan on having it in my tank, people actually pay $$$ for. This is a very unusual hobby LOL Might be nothing else truly like it....but planted freshwater tanks, if taken to the proper degree, can be somewhat similar I think.  I think if you include meat-eating plants, then you can even have a component that's a little similar to coral.   Quote Link to comment
Blenard the Blenny Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 Ooh, that's something to look at down the road. Meat eating plants? Sounds like me and them will get along great! 1 Quote Link to comment
DevilDuck Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Congratulations! I hope I don't have to wait 3 years to get some coralline! 1 Quote Link to comment
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