lion_crazz or anyone who can help

nu2salt

nu2salt

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have been wandering around the site looking at pics of tanks during and after the cycle period. great looking tanks with all kinds of coraline on the glass. my ? is why is mine not doing that same thing my 29 i did all wrong and you helped me out on that. but my new 55 is in the cycling process right now i did the shrimp thing to start the cycle it has about 20 pounds of really nice lr
no fish at all but its been 2 weeks and no coraline except whats on the lr does it just need time or is something out of wack i want a tank with all kinds of coraline on the glass. time is of no concern because i will not get into this tank really heavy until spring can u help? been told purple up is good???
 
ginarox

ginarox

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imo,,,it just takes time,,but you will want to diffenetly waite to hear from lion_crazz...have a great day...
 
jacksonpt

jacksonpt

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Coraline needs time. It also needs calcium and good water flow to spread.
Be patient, and check your ca levels.
 
jacksonpt

jacksonpt

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It's been a long time since I cared about/tested for CA, but I think that's pretty decent. IIRC, 450 is about ideal, so you should be just fine where you are, especially if you don't have anythign in the tank using the ca.
Get some good flow going over the LR with good coraline growth, then just give it time.
 
bronco300

bronco300

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give it time for sure...my coralline didnt take into affect heavier till 4months or so....go find a nice piece of rock that is covered in coralline...even if its small...then take a hard brush, or a razor and scrap off the coralline and let it go in your tank...then that coralline will cover your rock and start there...helps spread it a bit faster...but if there is no patience be careful, this hobby demands it sometimes...as hard as it is for all of us
***)
 
grubsnaek

grubsnaek

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IMO i would not use Purple UP! i used it in my tank only a couple of times and it threw my calcium and pH out of whack. even lion crazz is strongly against it!
 
fbm

fbm

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My tank is about 4 months old now and I am just now starting to see coraline algea growth on my base rock. Looks like freakles that are getting bigger. I will happen, just takes time.
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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Originally Posted by nu2salt
my ? is why is mine not doing that same thing my 29 i did all wrong and you helped me out on that. but my new 55 is in the cycling process right now i did the shrimp thing to start the cycle it has about 20 pounds of really nice lr
no fish at all but its been 2 weeks and no coraline except whats on the lr does it just need time or is something out of wack i want a tank with all kinds of coraline on the glass. time is of no concern because i will not get into this tank really heavy until spring can u help? been told purple up is good???
I do not like Purple Up at all. There are much better and easier ways to get coraline growth.
One of the biggest is patience. Next, you need to test your alkalinity and calcium levels and make sure they are ideal.
 
scubaguy

scubaguy

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Originally Posted by lion_crazz
I do not like Purple Up at all. There are much better and easier ways to get coraline growth.
One of the biggest is patience. Next, you need to test your alkalinity and calcium levels and make sure they are ideal.

What are the ideal levels?
 
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