what color is coraline when it 1st starts growing?

[joemc]

I have flat, pale green algea growing on the rear glass of my tank and it is starting to turn pink in spots. Does coraline start out green and turn pink? It looks like this is what is happening.

 

[blitz99]

nah, coraline pretty much appears over night as the color it's going to be... however, there is green coraline algea... just depends on your water as to what colors you will get.

 

[murph145]

yeah it will look the way its going to it doesnt change color.... its wierd in my tank mostly green grows on the glass with some spots of purple but the rocks are mainly purple wiuth some spots of green.... hmmm dont know y.....???

 

[joker_ca]

the color of coral line aglea depends on the intensity of your lights

 

[mudplayerx]

I have intense lighting. The lime green tends to be in the shaded areas. The pinks usually grow first, and then purple with white edges grows over the pink. I have trouble growing coraline algae because the intensity of the light.

 

[murph145]

hmmm maybe thats y mine is slow growing too>>??
all of my levels are great such as calcium and everything but my coraline grows slowly... which im kinda glad i really dont like it to be growing all over the glass....
i have 500W 20K DE MH and 200W 10K PC over my 100 gallon

 

[jerthunter]

Ok, so light intensity will promote different types of coraline, does the light spectrum make much of a difference?