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Old 08-06-2008, 12:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Green Coraline algae?

Is there such a thing as green coraline algae? I have plenty of the purple kind growing but noticed today that I have a few patches of a brilliant greenish blue algae on my rocks. It is not spreading rapidly at all and my nitrates are at 2.5, which makes me believe it is not blue green algae.
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Old 08-06-2008, 12:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Green Coraline algae?

There are MANY colors/variations of coralline algae. It usually varies by depth and light demand... I've had/seen some beautiful orange coralline but it died shortly after entering my tank only to be quickly replaced with Pink.

Keep an eye on what you're seeing... it could be the beginning of a nuisance algae outbreak.
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Re: Green Coraline algae?

I have green in my tank but it's more of an olive green. I have some crazy blood red color too. I had some of that orange but mine went away too. The bright green I have is down below the sand and I don't think mine is coralline.
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Old 08-06-2008, 01:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Below the sand probably isn't coralline.
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Old 08-06-2008, 01:26 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Green Coraline algae?

I poked it with a stick and it moved...not coralline.
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Re: Green Coraline algae?

Where do you think I got the idea?
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I'm sorry, I'm going to have to google that.
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Old 08-06-2008, 02:16 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I've had green on rock fresh from the store. Also white coraline.
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Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change.
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Also white coraline.
thats dead coraline
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I've had green on rock fresh from the store. Also white coraline.
I think the white is usually dead coralline.
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Re: Green Coraline algae?

On some of the live rock i got at my LFS was pink coraline, that has remained for over a month since i got it. Then on areas of the rock white started to form as if it was a white coraline algae? There was no coraline there in the first place so could some grow that fast then die right after that quickly in just a few hours, maybe a day?
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