Coraline ready?

[Remos reefs]

so heres my situation, i have a 10 gallon tank with one clown and i want to get some corals but first i want to get coraline in my tank. the question is do you thing coraline will grow my tank is 3 weeks old and fully cycled.

params
salinity 1.024
temp 74 degrees
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
ammonia none recognized

the conditions are perfect for my little clown as he is thriving but is the tank ready for corals/coraline?

 

[LiLinka]

What is you calcium and alkalinity?

 

[Remos reefs]

so heres my situation, i have a 10 gallon tank with one clown and i want to get some corals but first i want to get coraline in my tank. the question is do you thing coraline will grow my tank is 3 weeks old and fully cycled.

params
salinity 1.024
temp 74 degrees
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
ammonia none recognized

the conditions are perfect for my little clown as he is thriving but is the tank ready for corals/coraline?

What is you calcium and alkalinity?

alk is 300
i dont know calcium though

 

[Salty_Northerner]

alk is 300
i dont know calcium though

You're alkalinity isn't 300, what test kit are you using? Until you get your calcium up and over 420 PPM and alkalinity around 9 plus adding Coraline spores like purple helix or some scrapings off of somebody's tank that has the purple Coraline growing you're really not going to have anything growing. Your tank is way way too new for that stuff to start growing. Also it really loves deep Blue actinic lighting.

My advice, get yourself some good testing gear and get the tank matured and feel free to add a few Coral in and then just let the tank do its thing and mature. In all honesty that is as real as it's going to get.

 

[Pistondog]

After 3 to 6 months get some spores.

 

[vetteguy53081]

so heres my situation, i have a 10 gallon tank with one clown and i want to get some corals but first i want to get coraline in my tank. the question is do you thing coraline will grow my tank is 3 weeks old and fully cycled.

params
salinity 1.024
temp 74 degrees
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
ammonia none recognized

the conditions are perfect for my little clown as he is thriving but is the tank ready for corals/coraline?

Youll be waiting quite a while and it takes certain conditions to get it to establish. I assume with nitrite mentioned you are using API test kits and will be the worse guidance to rely on due to frequent false readings.
You will need to establish and maintain:
Good and steady lighting
Calcium - 400-425
Alk 8-11

 

[Remos reefs]

Youll be waiting quite a while and it takes certain conditions to get it to establish. I assume with nitrite mentioned you are using API test kits and will be the worse guidance to rely on due to frequent false readings.
You will need to establish and maintain:
Good and steady lighting
Calcium - 400-425
Alk 8-11

You're alkalinity isn't 300, what test kit are you using? Until you get your calcium up and over 420 PPM and alkalinity around 9 plus adding Coraline spores like purple helix or some scrapings off of somebody's tank that has the purple Coraline growing you're really not going to have anything growing. Your tank is way way too new for that stuff to start growing. Also it really loves deep Blue actinic lighting.

My advice, get yourself some good testing gear and get the tank matured and feel free to add a few Coral in and then just let the tank do its thing and mature. In all honesty that is as real as it's going to get.

my alk is 16.8 dkh

 

[JCM]

You're alkalinity isn't 300, what test kit are you using? Until you get your calcium up and over 420 PPM and alkalinity around 9 plus adding Coraline spores like purple helix or some scrapings off of somebody's tank that has the purple Coraline growing you're really not going to have anything growing. Your tank is way way too new for that stuff to start growing. Also it really loves deep Blue actinic lighting.

My advice, get yourself some good testing gear and get the tank matured and feel free to add a few Coral in and then just let the tank do its thing and mature. In all honesty that is as real as it's going to get.

I don't agree that alk needs to be 9+, nor do I agree that it prefers blue lighting. I do agree OP should get trusted testing equipment and let the tank mature.

my alk is 16.8 dkh

That is way too high.

 

[mrpontiac80]

I’d bring the alk down too. I like mine between 8.6-9 ppm. As stable as possible but in that range. Coraline will come in on invert shells, and coral frag plugs and such. As long as your parameters are suitable for corals you can add them anytime in my opinion. Sps needs more stability but soft corals and some lps would be ideal for the first additions

 

[Salty_Northerner]

I don't agree that alk needs to be 9+, nor do I agree that it prefers blue lighting. I do agree OP should get trusted testing equipment and let the tank mature.



That is way too high.

Coralline Algae Growth Guide - Get Coralline to Grow Fast and be Bright

How to grow Coralline Algae faster and get your aquarium rocks full of bright purple, pink and red coraline algae for your saltwater reef tank.

arcreef.com

 

[Salty_Northerner]

Coralline Algae Growth Guide - Get Coralline to Grow Fast and be Bright

How to grow Coralline Algae faster and get your aquarium rocks full of bright purple, pink and red coraline algae for your saltwater reef tank.

arcreef.com

@Remos reefs read this to get yourself going.