coraline alage

[fuglyfish]

hello,
how much light do you need to keep the coraline growth up in a 92 gal tank?

 

[fuglyfish]

hello,
any one out there?

 

[robbytt]

hello?

 

[fixitdude2001]

Hi fuglyfish, When we had 5 watts per gallon I noticed some new growth, now that we have 10 watts per gallon Its going crazy Hard green , bloches of maroon, and all kinds of purple, some pink, its either the lights and the chems I add or its the new light and I can see it better, ,,,CYA...fixit

 

[krazzydart]

well the rule of thumb is ..... 3-5 watts per gallon but in a deeper tank you may want to go up to 10.... VHO is good,,, Halide are very good but costly, and you can get the twin tube type of 20,000k and be sure to get atanic(blue) as well for plant growth....

 

[fishbone]

I HAVE ALOT OFRED ALGAE NTHE BOTTOM OVER MY WHITE SAND SHOULD I LET GO OR MAINTAINCLEAN. iHAVE ASMALL CLEAN UP CREW BUT DOESNT SEEM TOHELP . null

 

[burnnspy]

Fishbone, thats not coraline algae. You have red slime(cyanobacter). It indicates high nutrient water, either nitrates or phosphates.
BurnNSpy

 

[b_ball12_99]

I have a 5 gallon with an 8 watt bulb. Thats 1.6wpg. I have coraline growing.

 

[luke]

Sammy is completely correct. I have the heaviest coraline growth on the sides of my 10reef near the bottom.
Luke

 

[bluecrab]

I've noticed since I put in a few more powerheads and raised my calcium level to 450, my coraline algae is really spreading. I have 4 watts per gal. in my 110 tank.