Coralline algae LR help???

[TailgatePro2]

IF my live Rock's Coralline algae all gone.

Can it come back again itself if water condition is ok?

Or i need to buy 1 new LR with Coralline algae to let it spread?

[netviper]

IF my live Rock's Coralline algae all gone.

Can it come back again itself if water condition is ok?

Or i need to buy 1 new LR with Coralline algae to let it spread?

You may need to seed with another live rock with coraline algae if yours are totally gone. Also, use actinic or blue lights which can reli help coraline algae growth.

Another faster way is to dose Purple-UP which can be purchase from reefdepot, but of coz, u need to seed coraline algae 1st.

[cityofangels]

Attach a calcium reactor to your set-up and you'll see coralline algae bloom.

[TailgatePro2]

You may need to seed with another live rock with coraline algae if yours are totally gone. Also, use actinic or blue lights which can reli help coraline algae growth.

Another faster way is to dose Purple-UP which can be purchase from reefdepot, but of coz, u need to seed coraline algae 1st.

you mean blue light is the one help promote alage?

what is different between actinic and blue light? which is better?

i got a few tang fishes, if i buy live rock with coraline algae , will there eat them up? if yes, is there any other soultion?

example: put live rock with coraline algae INTO sump, hope it will spread to Main tank live stone, can work????

[TailgatePro2]

Attach a calcium reactor to your set-up and you'll see coralline algae bloom.

calcium reactor is to maintain Ca at correct level right?

What if i able to maintain my Ca around 450+- all the time, can i Don't used calcium reactor, bcos abit $$$$

[xersion]

i dun think u are able to maintain at 450++ if u are not using calcium reactor.. even dosing will cost u alot

[letdoit]

so can i put live rock at sump to grow alage on main tank? can spread like that?

[acidjazz]

i think there are some misconceptions here. . . . . .

To promote coraline algae, ur calcium level sld be kept around 380-420. At the same time, prolong hours of actinic lights do assist in coraline growth. Other than tt, i find that MH enhance coraline growth more than T5.

You can't just buy LR from LFS and expect it to spread to ur existing rocks. It does not work tt way. Even with a tank of whitened rocks, the coraline algae can still grow back with the right paremeters.

For a start, dose kalkwassar and calcium regularly.

[TailgatePro2]

i very seldom dose calcium because it stable 450. The most every 2 months dose 1 time.

but my MG drop very fast instead Ca.

Too bad, is there MG reactor ?

am i right maintain 450 PPM for alage?

from this website:

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cl...&articleid=3355

under: FOWLR Aquarium

[jervismun]

i very seldom dose calcium because it stable 450. The most every 2 months dose 1 time.

but my MG drop very fast instead Ca.

Too bad, is there MG reactor ?

Bro... do check the accuracy of your Calcium test kit. Magnesium and Calcium are interlinked... so if you can't maintain Mg at the correct level... Ca will be affected too.

3 parts of Mg : 1 part of Ca (Mg 1400 : Ca 450)

Hope this helps

How old is your tank btw?

Je®vis

[TailgatePro2]

Bro... do check the accuracy of your Calcium test kit. Magnesium and Calcium are interlinked... so if you can't maintain Mg at the correct level... Ca will be affected too.

3 parts of Mg : 1 part of Ca (Mg 1400 : Ca 450)

Hope this helps

How old is your tank btw?

Je®vis

i double check, CA 450, MG 1200 now

both used Salifert

[hongqixian]

btw, it is possible to seed coralline algae growth by scraping or scratching at a coralline encrusted rock in the water and letting the fragments disperse. Otherwise the coralline may takes longer to spread to new areas. Just a cheap trick and you need suitable water conditions to see good growth.

[ClOwNy_LoVeR]

hi bros i have tried cycling my tank and dosing phytoplankton for my corals and after a few weeks my LR starts to grow coraline algae.cheers

[letdoit]

I have better idea. But need 2 tank. I study it from book. Just want to spread Coralline algae fast, Push PH to 6.5 , CA remain 450

PLS remind that no fishes and coral should be inside. To push ph 6.5, u need CO2 to push down, Yr tank should not big otherwise need alot CO2. The fastest way to get Coralline algae , I testing 2 stones only, it work fast.