[Nano Nano1975]

coraline algae why wont it grow? i have had my thirty long set up for 8 months now an i dose with calcium ,agramilk,i have a250halide the temp is 80 all test i have done are where they are to be. i have baught a few peices of rock with coraline on it i just stoped using purple last moth cause lfs said agramilk works better . can some one please help

[PDAJunkie]

You may wish to check out REEF AQUARIUM CORALLINE ALGAE PROPAGATION and see if there is anything there that will help you. Good luck.

[jessencharleyne]

Have you ever herad of light shock. Some times whene you bring live rock in from the LFS the light's that the LFS use's is not the same putting the coraline in to shock. The temp seem's a little high, we run our tanks at 76,78. One last thing have you tested your calcium it should be at 450ppm. Hope this helps.

[Ninong]

Originally Posted by Nano Nano1975

coraline algae why wont it grow?

If you maintain calcium at 425-450 ppm and alkalinity around 10 dKH, you should have coralline algae whether you like it or not.

i have had my thirty long set up for 8 months now an i dose with calcium

What are your calcium readings and what are your alkalinity readings? What calcium do you dose? Are you talking about calcium chloride, a two-component product or something else? I assume whatever you use, you are balancing calcium and alkalinity, right?

,agramilk,

I guess you mean Aragamilk, right? That's not something I would spend my money on.

all test i have done are where they are to be.

That's nice but what does it mean? It just tells me that you are pleased with the test results but it conveys no information whatsoever about the actual results or the tests used.

i have baught a few peices of rock with coraline on it i just stoped using purple last moth cause lfs said agramilk works better

If you added some live rock with coralline algae on it, then you should have lots of coralline all over the place in no time at all. Just keep your calcium and alkalinity levels where they should be. I would put Purple Up in the same category as Aragamilk. Save your money!

[Nano Nano1975]

my calcium runs between 420 & 460 average 460 ,ph 8.4 amonia 0 nitrates 0 nitrite 0 an i was dosing with liquid calcium and reef calcium i was reading about corl vital is it worth the $25 to $30 or like agaramilk save my money


thanks for the help as i said before this forum is a tank saver
thanks again


sorry for the sloppy typing

[Ninong]

I wouldn't use Coral Vital.

Check out this article by Dr. Randy Holmes-Farley on choosing calcium and alkalinity supplementation methods.

[Nano Nano1975]

that was a little to scientific for me but i will try an figur it out thank you for all you r help very helpfull

[Nano Nano1975]

hey Ninong thanks for the input went to lfs an had alkalinaty tested an it was way low so i got the stuff to raise it so thanks again

[Poseidon]

Like Ninong says, if your Ca and Alk are proper then the coralline ALWAYS grows, EVERYWHERE! If it is not growing, then something is wrong.