New Tank

spdball · 12-04-2007, 04:20 PM

I have had my very basic tank up and going for about two months now and other than a few damsels and three water changes, Ive done nothing to it. I've been told coraline alge only grows in healthy, established tanks. However, I was cleaning my tank yesterday when I noticed it starting to grow all over the tops of all of my rocks and substrate, and on my powerhead. It's only a 29 gal. tank with basic filter and coralife strip light. Is this something I should be excited about or is it more than likely short lived throughout the cycle process?

blue_eyes53813 · 12-04-2007, 04:29 PM

Coraline algae is more of a personal preference. It does mean good water quality. If you like the looks of it fine, let it grow.. If you dont like it it will take lots of daily/weekly scraping. I scrape most of mine off.. Over time it makes the tank look dark.. But its what you like that matters.

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lcstorc · 12-04-2007, 06:42 PM

Yep the good and the bad all in one.
It means that your tank is becoming established which is good but the stuff is a royal pain on equipment and the glass. I like it on the rocks. My whole tank is a pretty purple with the stuff.

burning2nd · 12-04-2007, 08:43 PM

"Coraline algae is more of a personal preference"

at first its like "yaaaaa its growing, my tank is a live"

then after time it will become
"GD it i have to scrape this ageain" and "there goes another scraper blade"

so

ya its good, but have fun with it,

12-04-2007, 04:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
spdball Tubeworm Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 29 View Gallery Karma Komment	New Tank I have had my very basic tank up and going for about two months now and other than a few damsels and three water changes, Ive done nothing to it. I've been told coraline alge only grows in healthy, established tanks. However, I was cleaning my tank yesterday when I noticed it starting to grow all over the tops of all of my rocks and substrate, and on my powerhead. It's only a 29 gal. tank with basic filter and coralife strip light. Is this something I should be excited about or is it more than likely short lived throughout the cycle process?

12-04-2007, 04:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 8,024 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Tank Coraline algae is more of a personal preference. It does mean good water quality. If you like the looks of it fine, let it grow.. If you dont like it it will take lots of daily/weekly scraping. I scrape most of mine off.. Over time it makes the tank look dark.. But its what you like that matters. Gees where are my manners... Welcome to RS __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

12-04-2007, 06:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Tank Yep the good and the bad all in one. It means that your tank is becoming established which is good but the stuff is a royal pain on equipment and the glass. I like it on the rocks. My whole tank is a pretty purple with the stuff. __________________ 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.

12-04-2007, 08:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Tank "Coraline algae is more of a personal preference" at first its like "yaaaaa its growing, my tank is a live" then after time it will become "GD it i have to scrape this ageain" and "there goes another scraper blade" so ya its good, but have fun with it, __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

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