Coraline Alage

[ozy]

Hi, I have a rock in my tank that is growing some algae that is similar to the purple coraline algae: hard and encrusting. Except for the fact that it is green in colour. Is there such thing as a green coraline algae? I thought they are all pink and purple.

[woonming]

Hi, I have a rock in my tank that is growing some algae that is similar to the purple coraline algae: hard and encrusting. Except for the fact that it is green in colour. Is there such thing as a green coraline algae? I thought they are all pink and purple.

Yes there is green coralline algea ..

[ozy]

Thank you very much. It just seem odd to me because the green algae seems to be only growing on one stone. The rest of the stones are growing the normal purple coraline algae.

[SpaTanS]

hi, my rocks r oso growing green algae ... abit here and there ... i find it rather nice ... maybe cos my tank mostly brownish in color (not diatom) so the green looks refreshing ...

[Razo]

"coralline "

[alanseah]

for mine.. the green coraline is grow everywhere on my tank glass.. and alot...

hardwork for me..

[dradttg]

How can we differentiate coralline algae from normal algea?

I have quite a fine bit of green stuff around my purple stuff too.

If all coralline algae, that good.

If all algae, OH SH**!!

[anakjoh]

There are even orange, yellow, white ones but i don't see them much in local tanks here except in pictures.

Alan, if it grows everywhere esp on glasses that rapidly, I'm afraid not all may be coralline. Perhaps mostly microalgae?

[Cookiemunster]

Coralline algae come in shades of red, pink, brown, green and purple.

Yellow and white are dead coralline mostly. When coralline dies, they turn white.

Apparently the colour of the coralline is highly dependent on the nutrients in the water, temperature, lighting kelvin and water quality. Among the colours, pink usually indicates good water conditions.

Strontium and kalkwasser dosing daily will promote an unusually high coralline algae growth.

[ozy]

I am dosing all sorts of stuff into the tank. Not sure if it is helpful, but my rics seems to be doing very well.

[Dispar_Anthias]

I also notice that green coraline tend to grow in area that is low in light while red coraline grow lushly under bright light.

[junyong84]

i never experience those in my tank b4..sad 4 me

[alanseah]

There are even orange, yellow, white ones but i don't see them much in local tanks here except in pictures.

Alan, if it grows everywhere esp on glasses that rapidly, I'm afraid not all may be coralline. Perhaps mostly microalgae?

O there are cause I have then for long and I know what they r...

when u scrub then u can tell the diff...

[alanseah]

Strontium and kalkwasser dosing daily will promote an unusually high coralline algae growth.

yup Strontium and kalkwasser dosing will help grow them..

i dose them weekily... and most of my LR r pink...