bbailey231
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What is the best supplement to promote coraline growth??
Coraline Growth
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reefforbrains
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A wall clock. Just mount it on the wall..get water spec within spec, then completley ignore the clock and you will be covered in it.
Works great.
Being sarcastic obviously, but trying to accelerate or pump the tank full of misc additives is never a good long term solution.
Coraline is a side effect of everything else being where it should be. Usually not a targeted destination. All comes with time.
Works great.
Being sarcastic obviously, but trying to accelerate or pump the tank full of misc additives is never a good long term solution.
Coraline is a side effect of everything else being where it should be. Usually not a targeted destination. All comes with time.
bbailey231
Member
Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
A wall clock. Just mount it on the wall..get water spec within spec, then completley ignore the clock and you will be covered in it.
Works great.
Being sarcastic obviously, but trying to accelerate or pump the tank full of misc additives is never a good long term solution.
Coraline is a side effect of everything else being where it should be. Usually not a targeted destination. All comes with time.
I have the clock...
I will add no additives
Thanks, didn't know the additives would be bad
A wall clock. Just mount it on the wall..get water spec within spec, then completley ignore the clock and you will be covered in it.
Works great.
Being sarcastic obviously, but trying to accelerate or pump the tank full of misc additives is never a good long term solution.
Coraline is a side effect of everything else being where it should be. Usually not a targeted destination. All comes with time.
I have the clock...
I will add no additives
renogaw
Active Member
Originally Posted by bbailey231
I have the clock...
I will add no additives
Thanks, didn't know the additives would be bad
I cannot say b-ionic is THE cause, but since i started using it my coralline has grown immensly. it is even on the egg-crage i have in my refugium. just keep your alkalinity and calcium at normal levels and it should grow nicely. don't add anything you can't test for though
I have the clock...
I will add no additives
I cannot say b-ionic is THE cause, but since i started using it my coralline has grown immensly. it is even on the egg-crage i have in my refugium. just keep your alkalinity and calcium at normal levels and it should grow nicely. don't add anything you can't test for though
reefforbrains
Active Member
Not necessarily bad, just not needed.
There are many bottled snake oils. Ask 10 people about them and you will get ten answers.
I am no authority on ANYTHING. I only know from my own experience and granted even that is only through my own eyes, but this much is for sure.......
While some may indeed work, they are ALL unecessary for healthy and abundant coraline growth in a saltwater tank. Takes a few weeks or a month of true stability in the tank. Then it will start growing on everything.
SO please take it as just my opinion that while I am not calling it garbage, I AM calling it unecessary. Save the money you would have spent on a bottle and buy something else that is of true value.
-RFB
There are many bottled snake oils. Ask 10 people about them and you will get ten answers.
I am no authority on ANYTHING. I only know from my own experience and granted even that is only through my own eyes, but this much is for sure.......
While some may indeed work, they are ALL unecessary for healthy and abundant coraline growth in a saltwater tank. Takes a few weeks or a month of true stability in the tank. Then it will start growing on everything.
SO please take it as just my opinion that while I am not calling it garbage, I AM calling it unecessary. Save the money you would have spent on a bottle and buy something else that is of true value.
-RFB
bbailey231
Member
Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
Not necessarily bad, just not needed.
There are many bottled snake oils. Ask 10 people about them and you will get ten answers.
I am no authority on ANYTHING. I only know from my own experience and granted even that is only through my own eyes, but this much is for sure.......
While some may indeed work, they are ALL unecessary for healthy and abundant coraline growth in a saltwater tank. Takes a few weeks or a month of true stability in the tank. Then it will start growing on everything.
SO please take it as just my opinion that while I am not calling it garbage, I AM calling it unecessary. Save the money you would have spent on a bottle and buy something else that is of true value.
-RFB
Oh, I will definitely heed your advice. If a chemical is not needed then I don't want it. One less thing to cause me problems !
Not necessarily bad, just not needed.
There are many bottled snake oils. Ask 10 people about them and you will get ten answers.
I am no authority on ANYTHING. I only know from my own experience and granted even that is only through my own eyes, but this much is for sure.......
While some may indeed work, they are ALL unecessary for healthy and abundant coraline growth in a saltwater tank. Takes a few weeks or a month of true stability in the tank. Then it will start growing on everything.
SO please take it as just my opinion that while I am not calling it garbage, I AM calling it unecessary. Save the money you would have spent on a bottle and buy something else that is of true value.
-RFB
Oh, I will definitely heed your advice. If a chemical is not needed then I don't want it. One less thing to cause me problems !
stanlalee
Active Member
I have to agree there is no action needed to grow coralline. Keep water specs within reef tank parameters, have at least pc lighting or better and wait. obviously there needs to be at least a spec of coralline somewhere but if you bought fresh liverock or a coral on a rock you probably have coraline however little or much it is.
bbailey231
Member
Originally Posted by Stanlalee
I have to agree there is no action needed to grow coralline. Keep water specs within reef tank parameters, have at least pc lighting or better and wait. obviously there needs to be at least a spec of coralline somewhere but if you bought fresh liverock or a coral on a rock you probably have coraline however little or much it is.
I have some on some of my lr, but I think my urchins are keeping it from spreading
I have to agree there is no action needed to grow coralline. Keep water specs within reef tank parameters, have at least pc lighting or better and wait. obviously there needs to be at least a spec of coralline somewhere but if you bought fresh liverock or a coral on a rock you probably have coraline however little or much it is.
I have some on some of my lr, but I think my urchins are keeping it from spreading
squirreloso
Member
the easiest way is to start out with live rock that has a decent amount of coralline allready, but you can add calcium like kalkwasser (dripped) and that should do the trick.
i add calc and alk and my coralline went through the roof, so much so it became a nuisance
i swear if i leave my hand in there long enough it will become coralline encrusted
i add calc and alk and my coralline went through the roof, so much so it became a nuisance
i swear if i leave my hand in there long enough it will become coralline encrusted
b mccoy
New Member
Funny thing about coraline to look out for also is the amount of lighting. My coraline was doing great, couldn't keep it off the front glass AND THEN---I upgraded my lights. I had pc and went to t5. I stayed at the eact same wattage, just a different type of lights. Now all my coraline is bleached. All my corals love it, but not the purple stuff.
Ben
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