Corraline Algae

[garyp1007]

I am experiencing a die off of my corraline algae. I did add more intense lighting a few months back. Could this be the cause? I put in 384 PC's (72 gallon tank). WHat else can cause this?

 

[b_ball12_99]

What is it looking like. How long back did you change the lighting, 1,2 months? Answer some of these and people might be able to help some more. I would guess it is going to change into another type of coraline because most coraline grows in small lighting but others grow in intense lighting.

 

[garyp1007]

I added the lighting Presidents Day weekend (Feb 19, 2001). The rock/algae now look very bleached.

 

[b_ball12_99]

I'm betting that its changing.

 

[rlv695]

need to also check your cal. level...if it gets low the coraline cann die off frommmmm what ive read..

 

[sbustobante]

I'm betting it's the lights, especially if the die off is affecting the top of the tank more than the bottom, and the coraline is turning whiter or paler in color. Some coralines like lights, some don't.
You should check your calcium and alk, just to be sure.
If it is your lights, you should eventually see other types of coraline growing in the high light spots. You can speed this by adding a coraline booster pack which will introduce some new coraline species into your tank. They are available on a lot of different web sites, and are just chips of live rock.