Coralline Algae... One mans trash...

[Dude64]

So i asked my LFS about a mushroom issue I was concerned with and I showed him a tank pic. His eyes nearly popped as he exclaimed, how the heck are cultivating such a profound growth of coralline algae. Me: wait... you're saying that stuff is a good thing? I scrape it off and flush it... thats how I "cultivate" it. So he advises I should see if any local aquarist are wanting some - I could sell "frags" of it. What would someone pay for such an item? I really had no clue it was of any value.

 

[jmatt]

I don't believe that for one second.

 

[diverjm]

Well… Algaebarn sells “bottled pink and purple Coralline algae” for $44.

 

[woodyetia]

Never thought of it, i let my back wall get covered and all my rocks but scrape my sides and front glass.

 

[Harold999]

One of the mysteries in this hobby. Despite having the same parameters corraline won't grow in one tank and is a pest in others.