If you are dead set on getting your Coralline Algae to grow, the bottled spores might be a great backup plan but using spores from live rock or an active community is your best bet for results. Like other kinds of algae, Coralline Alage does need light in order to thrive, but how much light it needs will vary depending on the specific species of Coralline Algae. The first thing that you should always check is to see if the water parameters are within acceptable ranges.
If they are off, the algae and the other organisms in your tank will have adverse effects. If the water quality is off, begin to remedy it and save your community of Coralline Algae encrusted live rock in your reef tank. If your water parameters appear fine, it might be caused by the lighting in your reef aquarium.
Coralline is distinct from other algae due to its encrusting nature and pleasant color. It is able to do this with Calcium to aid in the encrusting process and light to facilitate the color. If your algae are turning white, the most probable answer is due to light shock. Light shock is caused by a drastic change in the lighting conditions resulting in shock to the organism. If the lighting conditions changed for even a short period, there is a possibility that algae will bleach.
If you notice that your algae are beginning to disappear, there can be a number of culprits responsible. Specific gravity should be somewhere between 1. Are the Calcium levels within the — ppm range? If these parameters are within acceptable parameters, then you might have a creature in your tank that is snacking on your algae. There are a few common marine species that will depend much on Coralline Algae in your tank. Here are a few of the most likely culprits. If your marine life is responsible for the loss of algae, you have a few choices to deal with this issue.
First, you can try to make your Coralline Algae grow faster than the rate at which your aquarium life is eating it. That might be tricky depending on the rate of consumption, but you can follow the tips in the above sections to outpace the critters.
You can also try to supplement the species diet with additional flakes or pellets to make them fuller more often. This will hopefully reduce the number of algae that the creature is eating on average. Finally, if you are really attached to the look of Coralline Algae, you might consider finding a new home for your Coralline eating critter.
If your sump is set up effectively, you might even rehome them there. That means supplying an adequate diet and water quality. Coralline Algae is an alga with a light reddish color and loves to grow on live rock. Coralline Algae needs to be brought in by you purposefully.
However, the color can range from a deep purple to a light red. It helps to bring a different color palette to the aquarium while at the same time removing growing space for other kinds of nuisance algae. In fact, Coralline Algae will out-compete more pesky species of algae for nutrients and space.
Not only does this species of algae give your aquarium a makeover, it quietly helps to reduce the abundance of other kinds of nuisance algae. Now you should have a solid foundation for how Coralline Algae benefits your aquarium. From its ability to control many species of algae from taking over your aquarium to its water chemistry benefits to its aesthetically pleasing colors, Coralline Algae does quite a lot for something that is often labeled as simply a nuisance.
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Reproduction without permission is prohibited. All trademarks property of their respective owners. Share on facebook. Share on twitter. Im just starting to get purple coralline starting on my base rock. The base rock went green first, that took about a month.
Now the purple is starting to grow.. I also dose the tank with Purple Up to help the coralline grow. If you didnt use any live rock from what Ive read coralline needs some coralline algae present to continue growing.. Even a few scrapings of coralline from a LR put in your tank will do it. I also got some Turbo Snails and their shells are covered in coralline too.. Lighting does matter too, my old tank I only had regular T8NO lighting and never had any coralline grow. HTH Shane. If it cant fit, it will constantly try to make it fit.
It should take a couple of months given your calc, alk and magnesium are in their optimum ranges. Calc - ppm, alk dKh, magensium ppm. Closed loop. Originally Posted by Sugar Magnolia. It can take a while. I've been running my upgraded system for about 6 months now, but I used base rock primarily. Very little of it has coralline.
They're trying to learn for free! Find More Posts by crvz. Oh and I forgot to mention that my 93 has only been up for about 3 months. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. It generaly takes longer with base rock than it does if you started with cured live rock.
One thing you can do is put in a nice piece of live rock that is covered up in coralline to help seed the base rock with. My tank started getting it around the 3rd month. Don't be too much in a hurry for it because once you start getting it, it doesn't stop. I need to start cleaning it off of the glass and my powerheads.
Neptune controller manages everything else. Current Tank Info: g and 93g Rimless, both reef tanks. Whatever you do. Don't put non of that purple up crap in your take to try and get coraline algae. Originally Posted by Hnguyen Seeding is the key to getting good coralline growth. Just like money, that doesn't grow on trees, the same is true of coralline. If you place dry rock in a near sterile environment it is foolish to assume that a lush growth of coralline will magicly appear.
Some types of coralline algae will grow better under certain lighting, while other types will grow better under different lighting. For the most part, it seems that coralline will grow under minimal reef type lighting. While lighting is important, maintaining excellent water quality might be the biggest factor in growing a good crop of coralline algae. Like hard corals, coralline algae growth is calcareous by nature, requiring many of the same things coral does to flourish:.
Many aquarists have found that performing regular water changes will keep the phosphate and nitrate levels in check, as well as keeping the calcium, alkalinity, and strontium at or near optimum levels. Additionally, many aquarists have also found that using a good protein skimmer goes a long ways towards controlling nitrate and phosphate.
Once they have established a healthy coralline algae population in the aquarium, many aquarists are puzzled by what appears to be a constant reduction in their coralline algae colonies. If the water quality is being kept at the optimum level, what could be the cause? Some possibilities are:. Spending some time watching your tank critters at work will reveal which of them is attacking your coralline algae growth.
As long as the coralline algae is growing faster than the critters are consuming it, you will be providing food for them and maintaining a healthy aquarium. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content.
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