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From my experience, have high Mg, Ca and Sr levels and use longer durations of actinics

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I stand by blue heaven. Esp the longer duration of actinics.

Tried and worked well.

Now growing like ling zhi.. HAHAA! :lol:

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hi yazid

wat u mean by calcification fast when temp is high.

:thanks:

Calcification is the process that impregnates Calcium and Carbonates. Hard corals calcify to form their skeleton. Coralline algae also calcify.

If you want to grow Coralline Algae fast, beside ensuring constant calcium, carbonate, magnesium, high water flow, low phosphate and actinics lights you can also speed it up by increasing the water temperature.

BUT by raising the temperature, you will have a tank full of Coralline Algae and nothing else. :lol:. Maybe you can try on an empty tank first.

In any other case, be patient.

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How come the temperature in yur tank so hot!? 29??

Woah... yur corals not cooked ah... :o

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Get some bits of coraline algae from fellow reefers when they clean their "pink" magnet :lol: for seeding :lol:

Oh you mean this?

Just cleaned it and these are the hard to remove ones :lol:

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Did this last time, get a coraline algae encrusted LR and, using a brush, start to scrub off the coraline algae to seed the tank. And with the right conditions, its BOOM time.

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Best is when a reefer scrapes coralline off the tank's glass, call him/her to give come coralline to you for seeding

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The seeding is the initial part. Then its important to maintain the right conditions, light and flow, for the coraline algae to grow.

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Thought you got an urchin to help? :lol:

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