coraline algae

Myaem · 03-04-2008, 11:03 AM

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

BigAl07 · 03-04-2008, 11:12 AM

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

Myaem · 03-04-2008, 11:13 AM

im using the exact same light bulb from the previous tank

BigAl07 · 03-04-2008, 11:33 AM

maybe there are some other changes... maybe it was exposed to air... maybe water chemistry is different etc. . ..

KodiakBear · 03-04-2008, 12:08 PM

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!

03-04-2008, 11:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
Myaem Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 21 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	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

03-04-2008, 11:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	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 __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *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. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

03-04-2008, 11:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
Myaem Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 21 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: coraline algae im using the exact same light bulb from the previous tank

03-04-2008, 11:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: coraline algae maybe there are some other changes... maybe it was exposed to air... maybe water chemistry is different etc. . .. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *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. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

03-04-2008, 12:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
KodiakBear Achilles Tang Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Woodbine, GA Posts: 831 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	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! __________________ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" --Isaiah 6:8 Whoever acquires knowledge and does not practice it resembles him who ploughs his land and leaves it unsown. -- Gulistan You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire, once the flame begins to catch, the wind will blow it higher. -- Peter Gabriel My Confession

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