purple live rock

[dnraiders]

hi
one of my pieces of live rock has been turning purple. there is one of my snails that hangs out in that piece and the shell is also turning purple.
what does this mean? how can i stop it?
thanks

 

[skeletoncowboy]

thats coraline algae. its a good thing

 

[digitydash]

yep it is a good thing but wait till you have to clean it off the glass or lexan what a pain in the az.glass is a little easier though.My tank is a every 3 day cleaning the lexan or im their for 4 hrs tryin to get it off..

 

[nereef]

is the purple stuff hard or slimy?

 

[dnraiders]

yea but its on te snails shell. do i leave it or scub it off?
i dont really understand how its good?
thanks

 

[rbrockm1]

yeah it adds some color to your tank but it can get out of control

 

[dnraiders]

not slimy

 

[nereef]

Originally Posted by dnraiders
not slimy
then it's coraline. we consider it desirable because of its color, it exports nutrients in the water, and it tends to keep nuisance algae from spreading.

 

[dallas612]

ha ha, i cant wait until the coraline takes over my back glass and all of my rocks.

 

[reefforbrains]

I think I am the only person on this board that does NOT like coralline. I keep urchins in my tanks just to eat it but even then it is on everything.
Pincusion or tuxedo urchins will clean it off for ya.
JMO

 

[digitydash]

Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
I think I am the only person on this board that does NOT like coralline. I keep urchins in my tanks just to eat it but even then it is on everything.
Pincusion or tuxedo urchins will clean it off for ya.
JMO
They also will eat coral

 

[bigjohnson]

to answere youre question, you dont have to scrub it off. it is going to grow as long as your water chemistry is correct and it looks like it is. Coraline is a sign of a healthy tank. Be proud!

 

[digitydash]

I only scrub it off the sides except where I can't get to it by the live rock and the front of my tank so I can see my reef. I am proud of my tank.It basiclly takes care of itself now except when I do a water changer or clean the filter.

 

[stanlalee]

Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
I think I am the only person on this board that does NOT like coralline.
I like it on the rocks where its suppose to be. I cant stand it on the glass, overflow box ect.

 

[digitydash]

here a couple pics of my live rock all purple

 

[alex4286]

everyother rock i have has purple on it, and mines hard. it adds a lot of color to the tank and hasnt gotten on any glass or unwanted areas.. so i love it!! lol

 

[digitydash]

Originally Posted by Alex4286
everyother rock i have has purple on it, and mines hard. it adds a lot of color to the tank and hasnt gotten on any glass or unwanted areas.. so i love it!! lol
Consider yourself lucky look at my last pic I put up.The back of the tank is covered but im going to fill it up alot more with LR so im not really worried about it,but the sides and the front are a pain to keep clean

 

[alex4286]

oooh ic
well i guess i am lucky then lol

but cant some turbo snails or one of those magnet cleaners help scrape it off?

 

[digitydash]

Originally Posted by Alex4286
oooh ic
well i guess i am lucky then lol

but cant some turbo snails or one of those magnet cleaners help scrape it off?
Magnet cleaner works but it will not get the corner of the tank and my tank is 3 ft deep so it is hard to get any preasure to get at it good.I love my tank but the acrylic is a pain and very easy to scrarch.I have a bigger tank not set up but its acrylic to and alot bigger than that 1.I am just debating what i want to do with it.Will probly take about 300 to 400 lb to fill it with LR..

 

[renogaw]

Originally Posted by Alex4286
oooh ic
well i guess i am lucky then lol

but cant some turbo snails or one of those magnet cleaners help scrape it off?
straight edge razer blade or one of those corallife yellow scrapers takes it off the glass great. just don't use them on acrylic