How to get rid of coralline on my glass?
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lil.guppy
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I think what Gemmy was trying to say is that if you have a tank wth SPS and LPS that take alot of the calcium out of the water if you do not keep this in check then yes your coraline will grow slower due to lower levels of the calcium. So yes in a tank with more calcium loving corals if its not kept in check it will grow slower
Yes Coraline tends to grow better under lower light then high light. I have plenty of it in my T5 tank but it wont grow in my mh tanks
Yes Coraline tends to grow better under lower light then high light. I have plenty of it in my T5 tank but it wont grow in my mh tanks
meowzer
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Originally Posted by lil.guppy http:///forum/thread/381690/how-to-get-rid-of-coralline-on-my-glass/20#post_3326465
M what kind of curent do you have runnng in it?
I have a lot of current ...I think...LOL....2 filter bars on top...and 6 powerheads.....it's not an overwhelming current.....just enough to keep away dead spots
Originally Posted by lil.guppy http:///forum/thread/381690/how-to-get-rid-of-coralline-on-my-glass/20#post_3326465
M what kind of curent do you have runnng in it?
I have a lot of current ...I think...LOL....2 filter bars on top...and 6 powerheads.....it's not an overwhelming current.....just enough to keep away dead spots
gemmy
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Originally Posted by nikeSB http:///forum/thread/381690/how-to-get-rid-of-coralline-on-my-glass#post_3326455
absolutely not true. coralline grows fast in my tank and i have an sps tank.
Coralline is a calcareous algae that does require calcium to grow. As someone else stated, your parameters must be in check. I probably should have added that the slow or stunted growth of the coralline typically occurs when corals are added too quickly in a new aquarium.
Originally Posted by nikeSB http:///forum/thread/381690/how-to-get-rid-of-coralline-on-my-glass#post_3326455
absolutely not true. coralline grows fast in my tank and i have an sps tank.
Coralline is a calcareous algae that does require calcium to grow. As someone else stated, your parameters must be in check. I probably should have added that the slow or stunted growth of the coralline typically occurs when corals are added too quickly in a new aquarium.
nikesb
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Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/381690/how-to-get-rid-of-coralline-on-my-glass/20#post_3326471
Coralline is a calcareous algae that does require calcium to grow. As someone else stated, your parameters must be in check. I probably should have added that the slow or stunted growth of the coralline typically occurs when corals are added too quickly in a new aquarium.
sps are most calcifying corals we sustain in our tanks. coralline is not out-competed just because theres corals that are added too quickly. dont know where you're getting your information from. I lose over 50 ppm of calcium per day. that shows you just how much calcium i use. and my coralline grows just as fast when i had no sps corals and just lps/zoas.
coralline grows best when the chemistry of the system is at the right levels. magnesium plays an important part during calcification of coralline and corals. too high/too low it slows down growth drastically.
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/381690/how-to-get-rid-of-coralline-on-my-glass/20#post_3326471
Coralline is a calcareous algae that does require calcium to grow. As someone else stated, your parameters must be in check. I probably should have added that the slow or stunted growth of the coralline typically occurs when corals are added too quickly in a new aquarium.
sps are most calcifying corals we sustain in our tanks. coralline is not out-competed just because theres corals that are added too quickly. dont know where you're getting your information from. I lose over 50 ppm of calcium per day. that shows you just how much calcium i use. and my coralline grows just as fast when i had no sps corals and just lps/zoas.
coralline grows best when the chemistry of the system is at the right levels. magnesium plays an important part during calcification of coralline and corals. too high/too low it slows down growth drastically.
gemmy
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Originally Posted by nikeSB http:///forum/thread/381690/how-to-get-rid-of-coralline-on-my-glass/20#post_3326477
sps are most calcifying corals we sustain in our tanks. coralline is not out-competed just because theres corals that are added too quickly. dont know where you're getting your information from. I lose over 50 ppm of calcium per day. that shows you just how much calcium i use. and my coralline grows just as fast when i had no sps corals and just lps/zoas.
coralline grows best when the chemistry of the system is at the right levels. magnesium plays an important part during calcification of coralline and corals. too high/too low it slows down growth drastically.
Yes, I understand that SPS are the most calcifying corals we sustain. You say that you lose 50 ppm of calcium a day, do you dose for calcium? If you do, then you are maintaining acceptable levels are really aren't losing the calcium.
Yes, coralline does grow best at the right water chemistry levels. If you look at my first post, I did say "calcium, among other things". Lighting, magnesium and husbandry practices all play a role in the growth of coralline.
I have done a TON of research on anything and everything related to keeping saltwater fish. I know people have differing views, but for you to call into question where I get my information from is ridiculous. If you look up anything on coralline algae, the first words in the article are coralline algae is a calcareous algae.
Originally Posted by nikeSB http:///forum/thread/381690/how-to-get-rid-of-coralline-on-my-glass/20#post_3326477
sps are most calcifying corals we sustain in our tanks. coralline is not out-competed just because theres corals that are added too quickly. dont know where you're getting your information from. I lose over 50 ppm of calcium per day. that shows you just how much calcium i use. and my coralline grows just as fast when i had no sps corals and just lps/zoas.
coralline grows best when the chemistry of the system is at the right levels. magnesium plays an important part during calcification of coralline and corals. too high/too low it slows down growth drastically.
Yes, I understand that SPS are the most calcifying corals we sustain. You say that you lose 50 ppm of calcium a day, do you dose for calcium? If you do, then you are maintaining acceptable levels are really aren't losing the calcium.
Yes, coralline does grow best at the right water chemistry levels. If you look at my first post, I did say "calcium, among other things". Lighting, magnesium and husbandry practices all play a role in the growth of coralline.
I have done a TON of research on anything and everything related to keeping saltwater fish. I know people have differing views, but for you to call into question where I get my information from is ridiculous. If you look up anything on coralline algae, the first words in the article are coralline algae is a calcareous algae.
spanko
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to keep coralline algae from growing on the glass, clean the glass more often. If you let it get ahold on the glass it is much harder to keep it cleaned off. Natural sea water parameters and lighting will allow coralline to grow. It is the cement of the reef.
Lois if you want more, introduce more. Or take some of the rocks that have it and scrape them into the tank spreading the spores.
Lois if you want more, introduce more. Or take some of the rocks that have it and scrape them into the tank spreading the spores.
nikesb
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Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/381690/how-to-get-rid-of-coralline-on-my-glass/20#post_3326502
Yes, I understand that SPS are the most calcifying corals we sustain. You say that you lose 50 ppm of calcium a day, do you dose for calcium? If you do, then you are maintaining acceptable levels are really aren't losing the calcium.
Yes, coralline does grow best at the right water chemistry levels. If you look at my first post, I did say "calcium, among other things". Lighting, magnesium and husbandry practices all play a role in the growth of coralline.
I have done a TON of research on anything and everything related to keeping saltwater fish. I know people have differing views, but for you to call into question where I get my information from is ridiculous. If you look up anything on coralline algae, the first words in the article are coralline algae is a calcareous algae.
never did i once say that it wasnt a calcerous algae. your statement "Corals demand calcium and tanks that are heavily stocked with corals and other calcium dependent creatures, then the coralline growth seems to be much slower" is absolutely false. my point is that i have an sps tank. my tank loses alot of calcium a day due to calcification. to say that my tank will "be much slower" in coralline growth is not true because i have a heavily stocked tank. sps tanks use over 10x calcium than anything with lps. you CANT say that coralline growth will slow by adding alot of corals at once or having a heavily coral stocked tank. if calcium is available, coralline, sps, or just simple reactions will use the calcium at their own pace.
my coralline still grows just as fast as it did when i only had an lps/zoa tank.
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/381690/how-to-get-rid-of-coralline-on-my-glass/20#post_3326502
Yes, I understand that SPS are the most calcifying corals we sustain. You say that you lose 50 ppm of calcium a day, do you dose for calcium? If you do, then you are maintaining acceptable levels are really aren't losing the calcium.
Yes, coralline does grow best at the right water chemistry levels. If you look at my first post, I did say "calcium, among other things". Lighting, magnesium and husbandry practices all play a role in the growth of coralline.
I have done a TON of research on anything and everything related to keeping saltwater fish. I know people have differing views, but for you to call into question where I get my information from is ridiculous. If you look up anything on coralline algae, the first words in the article are coralline algae is a calcareous algae.
never did i once say that it wasnt a calcerous algae. your statement "Corals demand calcium and tanks that are heavily stocked with corals and other calcium dependent creatures, then the coralline growth seems to be much slower" is absolutely false. my point is that i have an sps tank. my tank loses alot of calcium a day due to calcification. to say that my tank will "be much slower" in coralline growth is not true because i have a heavily stocked tank. sps tanks use over 10x calcium than anything with lps. you CANT say that coralline growth will slow by adding alot of corals at once or having a heavily coral stocked tank. if calcium is available, coralline, sps, or just simple reactions will use the calcium at their own pace.
my coralline still grows just as fast as it did when i only had an lps/zoa tank.
gemmy
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Originally Posted by nikeSB http:///forum/thread/381690/how-to-get-rid-of-coralline-on-my-glass/20#post_3326528
never did i once say that it wasnt a calcerous algae. your statement "Corals demand calcium and tanks that are heavily stocked with corals and other calcium dependent creatures, then the coralline growth seems to be much slower" is absolutely false. my point is that i have an sps tank. my tank loses alot of calcium a day due to calcification. to say that my tank will "be much slower" in coralline growth is not true because i have a heavily stocked tank. sps tanks use over 10x calcium than anything with lps. you can say that coralline growth will slow by adding alot of corals at once or having a heavily coral stocked tank. if calcium is available, coralline, sps, or just simple reactions will use the calcium at their own pace.
my coralline still grows just as fast as it did when i only had an lps/zoa tank.
How is what your saying and what I'm saying different? You never answered my question if you replace the calcium you lose daily. All I said was that the growth SEEMS to be slower, which is not an absolute.
Originally Posted by nikeSB http:///forum/thread/381690/how-to-get-rid-of-coralline-on-my-glass/20#post_3326528
never did i once say that it wasnt a calcerous algae. your statement "Corals demand calcium and tanks that are heavily stocked with corals and other calcium dependent creatures, then the coralline growth seems to be much slower" is absolutely false. my point is that i have an sps tank. my tank loses alot of calcium a day due to calcification. to say that my tank will "be much slower" in coralline growth is not true because i have a heavily stocked tank. sps tanks use over 10x calcium than anything with lps. you can say that coralline growth will slow by adding alot of corals at once or having a heavily coral stocked tank. if calcium is available, coralline, sps, or just simple reactions will use the calcium at their own pace.
my coralline still grows just as fast as it did when i only had an lps/zoa tank.
How is what your saying and what I'm saying different? You never answered my question if you replace the calcium you lose daily. All I said was that the growth SEEMS to be slower, which is not an absolute.