as q? on live rock.. answers plzz..

thangbom

thangbom

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anyhow.. my brothen and i just bought 100lbs of marshal land 1 20lb bolder fiji live rock.. i been curing it inside a 90 gal tank with some tropical playsand.. when we first receive the rocks.. they where covered w/ plants and a hole mess of stuff.. the rock was red/ornge/brown/cream/green... perdy much dats all ... anyhow.. i stuck it into the tank with sand and added water+salt.... it was stinky... anyhow. currently it has 3 powerheads for movment.. about 1800 gph... anf a skimmer.. well .. the question is.. what is coraline algea??.. i mean whice color is it.. and how is it sapose too look,feel??.. cuzz the rocks just feel like a rock w/seaweed n stuff on it.. everytime i c someones pic of a reef tank.. the coraline i see is always purple.. how come i dont have any at all??.. i spent a lot of $$ and im confuse of what i have and what i did get.. will these assorted color of stuff turn purple??. or is it some other crazy type of coraline??...
 
jacknjill

jacknjill

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coraline feels like rock. its hard. it can come in all colors, not just purple. eventually thegreen will probably turn purple
 
viper_930

viper_930

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It isn't really that the green coraline would turn purple. The purple would just grow on top of the greens because it's thicker than the green, and that is why it grows slower.
 
msd2

msd2

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your color of coraline also varies on your light intensity. The darker the colors seem to enjoy less light, brighter colors seem to grow better in more intense lighting. So towards the bttm of my tank and in the caves i get deep red and purple, towards the top I get bright greens, pinks and whites. There is no real way to speed up the growth of coraline it just will start growing everywhwere in time.
 
thangbom

thangbom

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humm.... well so far.. i nave next to nothing then.... .. hum.. kinda sucky butt.. all i have is 220 watts in pc light.. 2 acitenic and 2 10k... just replaced the bulbs 4 days ago... maybe someting will grow.. my rock been looking the same for a long time now (2 months) only thing that seem to be growing is like a lil of green algea on it.. it not really furry or n e thing,, just like a thin moss cover on it.. and thx for the info...
 
msd2

msd2

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its somewhat unpredictable, it will just one day start growing and it seems to grow the best/most under actinic bulbs and flors. not mh. One thing that might help, that I use from time to time when I add new animals or somthing is looking a bit stressed is Marc Weiss Reef Vital DNA. It seems to help.
 
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