Coraline algae

[fishmaster818]

How do i get coralline algae to start growing. I have almost none of it.

 

[gemini9]

You probably won't see any until you have a fully matured tank. How old is your tank?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

The best things you can do to promote it are to have some rocks with it already present and of types that like the lighting level in your tank, keep calcium, alkalinity and magnesium normal to high, and phosphate and organics on the low side.

 

[Reefing Madness]

If you have some growing, you need to have ALK, CAL and MAG in the right levels, and low phosphates, as this competes with Coralline for growth.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Apparently I beat you to that answer by 7 seconds.

 

[fishmaster818]

You probably won't see any until you have a fully matured tank. How old is your tank?

About 3 months

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Coralline does take a lot of time to get going in many tanks.

 

[fishmaster818]

Okay yeah ive got some on the rocks but not alot and non on glass

 

[Reefing Madness]

Apparently I beat you to that answer by 7 seconds.

Crap, Im gettin old and slow.:xd: