No pink onl green?

SoccerBum474 · 07-28-2007, 12:57 PM

my 12 gallon is growing tons of green coraline on the glass, rocks every where, but the only place the purple/pink coraline is growing is on the silicone sealant on the corners of the glass? why is this happening and how can i fix it?

cole

lcstorc · 07-28-2007, 01:18 PM

Try scraping some of the purple off. The spores should populate the lr and add some purple.
Are you sure the green is corraline? Lots of algae is green and some looks a lot like corraline,
A pic would help a lot on the id

SoccerBum474 · 07-28-2007, 01:32 PM

i got pics

sasquatch · 07-28-2007, 02:23 PM

That is pink coraline with brown algae growing over it, what lighting are you useing, don't know if its the camera or not but your tank looks very reddish pink, actually looks like a little cyano on the last picture bottom right.Steve

SoccerBum474 · 07-28-2007, 03:15 PM

yea i have a cyano problem... no the camera doesnt do the color so well.. its all a dark green coraline no other algae is covering it.. its running on t-5's

mps9506 · 07-28-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SoccerBum474

my 12 gallon is growing tons of green coraline on the glass, rocks every where, but the only place the purple/pink coraline is growing is on the silicone sealant on the corners of the glass? why is this happening and how can i fix it?

cole

How steady is your calcium and alkalinity staying?

SoccerBum474 · 07-28-2007, 05:20 PM

they are both farely steady i have pink/purple coraline growing on the silacone? so is it just some weird incident that its not growing on the rock and glass?

SoccerBum474 · 07-29-2007, 01:37 PM

lcstorc · 07-29-2007, 05:57 PM

Personally I think the corraline cannot grow because of the other algae. Find out what is feeding it nitrates/phosphates and starve it out. Then the corraline should spread. This of course depends on your calc/alk numbers that were requeste earlier.
Just as a side note. Corraline is overrated. It is not the bacteria that preforms the realy work. It just grows on the outside and looks pretty good. Usually people want it becasuse it is common in healthy tanks with a good calc/alk balance.

mps9506 · 07-29-2007, 06:24 PM

Only thing I can recomend is steady Calcium and alkalinity, clean water that is low in nitrates and patience. If your water conditions are conducive to coral growth, the coralline will start growing. I know people that keep their calcium levels lower just to try and inhibit Coralline growth in their tanks because it can grow so fast. Especially those of us that like to keep the back glass panels coralline free, it can be a pita to have the stuff growing fast

07-28-2007, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: No pink onl green? Try scraping some of the purple off. The spores should populate the lr and add some purple. Are you sure the green is corraline? Lots of algae is green and some looks a lot like corraline, A pic would help a lot on the id __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: No pink onl green? That is pink coraline with brown algae growing over it, what lighting are you useing, don't know if its the camera or not but your tank looks very reddish pink, actually looks like a little cyano on the last picture bottom right.Steve

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SoccerBum474 Scopas Tang Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Luis Obispo, Ca Posts: 457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: No pink onl green? yea i have a cyano problem... no the camera doesnt do the color so well.. its all a dark green coraline no other algae is covering it.. its running on t-5's

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: No pink onl green? Personally I think the corraline cannot grow because of the other algae. Find out what is feeding it nitrates/phosphates and starve it out. Then the corraline should spread. This of course depends on your calc/alk numbers that were requeste earlier. Just as a side note. Corraline is overrated. It is not the bacteria that preforms the realy work. It just grows on the outside and looks pretty good. Usually people want it becasuse it is common in healthy tanks with a good calc/alk balance. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: No pink onl green? Only thing I can recomend is steady Calcium and alkalinity, clean water that is low in nitrates and patience. If your water conditions are conducive to coral growth, the coralline will start growing. I know people that keep their calcium levels lower just to try and inhibit Coralline growth in their tanks because it can grow so fast. Especially those of us that like to keep the back glass panels coralline free, it can be a pita to have the stuff growing fast __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

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