Do you start getting coraline when your tank is established?

xjayx

xjayx

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did you have any purple on your live rock?
if it's already spreading, I'd say you're lucky.
I've had my system set up for about 6 months and it's just now starting to spread and cover my base rock.
 
vanos

vanos

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I have had my 55 G set up now for almost 14 months and I didn't start to get coralline algae until month 5 or 6. It's means you have a healthy system. I let it grow on the back of my tank and I shave it off on the sides and on the front.
 
jerthunter

jerthunter

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Coraline started growing extremely fast in my tank, within only a few months. It actually became a pain for awhile and I had to scrap a bunch off every couple weeks off of my glass. Recently it has slowed down a bit, not really sure why
 
drea

drea

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is it easy to take off the glass? what do you guys use to do that? i don't want to ruin the glass
 
forcrz6

forcrz6

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Wouldn't the metal from the blade throw off the levels in your tank a little like a penny or is it because you only have it in a few moments it won't matter?
 
fishieness

fishieness

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i realy dont think it matters at all...... copper is a poison and, having a 2+ charge hwile it is ionizes, it bonds with other materials preaty readily. razor blades i think are steel, making them iron and aluminum? nether of the two form bonds as readily. i dont think it will go out into your tank like copper would. besides, stainless steehl? and also, the propellors in your powerheads and such are made of either steel or aluminum.... probably aluminum..... i realy dont think it matters. but even if it did, you are right, it is only in there for a few moments.
 
chipmaker

chipmaker

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All the power head impellers I have seen were made of a plastic material. I seriously doubt they would use aluminum, and definately not regular carbon steel, and stainless steel would be overkill by the multiples........Even if a razor blade was made out of copper, it is highly unlikely it would be in the tank of sufficient time to leeech out any copper.........and a carbon steel or stainless steel razor blade certainly is not going to throw any balances off.......Its perfectly safe..except perhaps to a user who cuts themselves or one that gets carried away and cuts the tanks silicone seals.........
 
fishieness

fishieness

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hmm.... the powerheads i have, the acual blades were plastic, but the actualy rod connecting the axle to the magnet using the the motor is metal. But whatever it is, it doesnt seem to be hurting our tanks!
 
chipmaker

chipmaker

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Yes, the impellers themselves are usually a plastic material, and the shaft that the impeller spins on that is actually part of the armature support assembly which the magnet (actual armature itself)is on could be either stainless steel or on so called better quality units its ceramic.......
 
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wallie

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the best tool for scaping coraline/algie is a wax srapper i use a plastic one from bakoda a snowboard company best 10 doller infestment ever
 
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