coraline

[reefsurf]

my tank is about a month old and i'm getting what looks like coraline on my LR and on the glass under the sandbed. is this the usual time to expect coraline growth?

thanks

[funkpolice]

post a picture, and we'll let you know what it is. I started getting coraline at about three weeks.
bill

[lcstorc]

It depends on the parameters of the tank and how much corraline was introduced. When I set up my tank I added a number of corraline covered rocks so mine spread quickly.

[tippMANn98]

Yea, mine didnt start growing coralline for about 2-3 months. I think that is a myth about adding coralline covering rocks, Because, it WONT grow if params are not right. Its BS has to do with water conditions, I think people just "THINK" it helps. it doesnt spread like a coral does, instead it grows on things from NOTHING, with a little help from calcium.

[reefsurf]

ok cool good info....i've started adding a calcium additive and buffer so maybe that contributed along with stable params.

[lcstorc]

Originally Posted by tippMANn98

Yea, mine didnt start growing coralline for about 2-3 months. I think that is a myth about adding coralline covering rocks, Because, it WONT grow if params are not right. Its BS has to do with water conditions, I think people just "THINK" it helps. it doesnt spread like a coral does, instead it grows on things from NOTHING, with a little help from calcium.

It comes from nothing? I disagree. It has to come from somewhere and then spreads. I do agree that it needs the right conditions to spread and flourish. That is why people "want" it. It is a sign of good water quality. Once it gets going, it is a royal pain.

[tippMANn98]

Originally Posted by reefsurf

ok cool good info....i've started adding a calcium additive and buffer so maybe that contributed along with stable params.

thats prob. why, in my case, I did not add ANY buffers or supplements, nor do I still = longer growth time. Now its all stable and grows NO MATTER WHAT. Hell or high water, its growing on it (whatever "it" may be)

[tippMANn98]

Originally Posted by lcstorc

It comes from nothing? I disagree. It has to come from somewhere and then spreads. I do agree that it needs the right conditions to spread and flourish. That is why people "want" it. It is a sign of good water quality. Once it gets going, it is a royal pain.

Well, not from "nothing" per say. But it is an growth that isnt started by methods of "seeding" a tank.

[jnohs]

hay reef surf if your tank is only a month old yoy should probably hold off on adding supplements. just a suggestion.

[reefsurf]

really why is that jnohs?

[tippMANn98]

He may be right, its really because your tank might not have enough creatures in it. It would use more minerals up when it is fully stocked vs lightly stocked. Then, especially if not testing for what is being supplemented, certain levels will rise very high, make the tank water very "unnatural" for its inhabitants, and cause problems. some say, if you dont test for it, Dont add it. Some have lots and lots of good things to say about supplementation, some HAVE to for certain corals.

[reefsurf]

ok i guess i should start testing then.....thanks guys