coralline algae growing like weeds

[cartman101]

Ok my tank is about 3 months old, i used about 10% of the water from my 55gal to my 125gal, transfered all the rocks and sand from the 55gal to the 125gal. I'm getting coralline algae everywhere!! Does this mean my tank is safe for a stingray and that it is mature?? I'm asking the reef tank department because u all know about the coralline algae. I remember on my 55gal, i want for like 8 months then the coralline started to come in.

 

[fishieness]

mine is starting now on my 40 that has been going since april. it is definatly a good sign. but i dont think they have singrays that will fit in a 125...... i could be wrong..... i know your an agressive kid so you probably know more than i. but i hope you arent taking up too mush space of the sand with the rock too

 

[cartman101]

hardly have rock

 

[mudplayerx]

Stingrays need enormous tanks... I'm talking like public aquarium thousand gallon tanks. I wish my coraline was growing as well as yours though. I am getting growth, but it is slooooow.

 

[1journeyman]

Stingrays and sharks both easily injure themselves in tanks (both cartilaginous fishes). Corners especially seem to confound them. (you'll often see them in round aquariums)
I don't think your tank is big enough for either.

 

[hurt]

If you want alot of coraline-drip Kalk. Before I began using kalk I had little coraline algae, after I began dripping Kalk I now have to scrap my tank sides weekly. To me the coraline algae is a pain, but my corals are growing excellent.

 

[fishieness]

Originally Posted by Hurt
If you want alot of coraline-drip Kalk. Before I began using kalk I had little coraline algae, after I began dripping Kalk I now have to scrap my tank sides weekly. To me the coraline algae is a pain, but my corals are growing excellent.
the thing is though, this depends on the salt and the system you have...... if you use oceanic salt, i dont think you will ever have to drip kalk. i got a batch a while ago and i had calcium in the 6 and even low 7-hundreds!!!!! Not a good thing for your tank. dripping kalk is good for maintaining Ca levels if your salt is not efficient enough at it for your system.

 

[hurt]

The problem with Oceanic salt is that the Ca levels are too high. This will only serve to lower your alkalinity. It is much easier to maintain proper levels of Ca and Carbonate using Instant Ocean salt and dripping kalk. It does your tank no good if Ca is 600 and dKh is 7. Remember, kalk is both Ca and Carbonate. All the above is from my experience with the two different salts and dripping kalk.

 

[fishieness]

Originally Posted by Hurt
The problem with Oceanic salt is that the Ca levels are too high. This will only serve to lower your alkalinity. It is much easier to maintain proper levels of Ca and Carbonate using Instant Ocean salt and dripping kalk. It does your tank no good if Ca is 600 and dKh is 7. Remember, kalk is both Ca and Carbonate. All the above is from my experience with the two different salts and dripping kalk.
oh trust me, when i said how high my Ca was with oceanic, i wasnt recomending it. i was jsut stating to anyone who is not familiar with kalk to be careful and to test their Ca levels to make sure that kalk is not being dripped excessivly. with many salts, it doesnt need to be dripped at all. that is all i was stating. to make sure that no one without a Ca test doesnt overdose their system.