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03-04-2008, 10:03 AM
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| Tunicate  | coraline algae hey everyone, i had a 15 gallon reef tank and just last week bought a 20 gallon tank and moved everything into the 20. its been about a week and im noticing the purple coraline is starting to turn white. Anybody have any ideas that can help me |
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03-04-2008, 10:12 AM
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| Reef Nerd :)   | Re: coraline algae It may be from light exposure. Are you using newer/brighter lights in the new tank? It's common for coraline to bleach/fade with increase in light. Nothing to really worry about though. If the light is right for it, it will come back 
__________________ > > > >Read ME < < < < when you're in need of answers or help with your tank. Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!! Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Big Al's 10g.... BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle.... Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef.... DIY LED Fixture - Allens OFFICE 12g by chipmunkofdoom2 |
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03-04-2008, 10:33 AM
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| Reef Nerd :) | Re: coraline algae maybe there are some other changes... maybe it was exposed to air... maybe water chemistry is different etc. . ..
__________________ > > > >Read ME < < < < when you're in need of answers or help with your tank. Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!! Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Big Al's 10g.... BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle.... Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef.... DIY LED Fixture - Allens OFFICE 12g by chipmunkofdoom2 |
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03-04-2008, 11:08 AM
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| Achilles Tang  | Re: coraline algae If corralline is exposed to air, it will die and turn white. When you moved everything from one tank to the other it would have caused this. I noticed the corralline on my overflow box bleached every time I did a water change because of this. I had a straight line on my overflow box where the algae turned white, then I noticed during a water change that the line was right where the water level drops to when I took water out. I started doing the water changes from the sump water and all the algae grew back after a couple months. My advice: wait it out. If your parameters are good, it will come back before you know it!
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