too much coralline?!?!

[mcintyre92]

i know that coralline algae is good but i think that too much has grown in my tank
Ive read that sea urchins eat coralline algae
is this true?
but i also read that they are not coral safe
is there any other way i could get rid of the coralline without scraping it off because there is too much to scrape off
thanx for the help

 

[beatlesfan]

I don't think you can have to much coraline really. Try to get a Pic.

 

[gwh57]

Mine doesn't eat it. I scrape my front and both side glasses and let it grow everywhere else. Where else is it growing in your tank? :notsure:

 

[alyssia]

My turbos don't eat coralline.
I used to have an urchin in my reef and he didn't bother the corals, but he did eat the coralline off the glass. Unfortunately he ate it off the LR too.

 

[bigarn]

Originally Posted by alyssia
My turbos don't eat coralline.
I used to have an urchin in my reef and he didn't bother the corals, but he did eat the coralline off the glass. Unfortunately he ate it off the LR too.

agreed ...

 

[gwh57]

My urchin stays mostly on the glass and doesn't seem to like the rocks. May be thats why he hasn't eat my coralline. :thinking:

 

[bigarn]

I think it depends on the type of urchin you have.

 

[mcintyre92]

i have turbo snails also and they never touch the algae

 

[saltn00b]

post a pic, i am curious to see a tank that you think has too much

 

[mcintyre92]

haha,i dont know how to work computers
im the only 15 year old on this whole planet who doesnt know how do even download music, sooooooooooooo
i cant put pictures on here
sry

 

[saltn00b]

how are you 15 and computer illiterate in 2007? LOL unless you are Amish, but then you shouldnt be on this forum, and you would need at least 25 mules running in circles to produce energy to keep your tank runnin

 

[threed240]

Originally Posted by saltn00b
LOL unless you are Amish, but then you shouldnt be on this forum, and you would need at least 25 mules running in circles to produce energy to keep your tank runnin
:hilarious
My Turbo's never touch my Coraline either. I did have some coraline overtake a small group of zoas recently. But, whatcha gonna do?

 

[mcintyre92]

yea, i only know how to do this and listen to AOL music and IM
thats about it
theres too many buttons on the computer screen,like online, and i never use any of them
but im not amish

 

[fishfreek]

Try a sally lightfoot crab. I had one in my reef and all it ate was my coraline algae!!

 

[mcintyre92]

what about on all the glass?
thats where most of it is

 

[chilwil84]

Originally Posted by mcintyre92
what about on all the glass?
thats where most of it is
a razor blade will take it right off

 

[mcintyre92]

ok thanx, but will it dirty the tank, like the water quality, or does it not make a difference?

 

[mcintyre92]

are sea urchins really not reef safe?
i have mushrooms, BTA, and colt coral
but i also plan to get frogspawn and xenias hopefully
and maybe more

 

[civileng68]

Hey i dont want it on my glass but you can't get enough of it on rocks and such. Let it grow! If it's on your glass, just scrape it off and let it float around. The spores that you scrape off of the glass will encourage more growth within your tank.