Coralline algae - Seeding

[kKdTx]

Have you guys had much success scraping off coralline algae from an established tank into a newer tank to get it going? I've got a well established tank with coralline algae growing all over the return plastic etc, will scraping it off into my other tank help establish it?

Thank you for your time.

 

[Nano_Man]

It should establish you coralline in your new tank but like every thing in this hobby it takes time and perfect water parameters

 

[jda]

I don't know if that works or not. Snail and hermit crab shells work well.

 

[Lavey29]

Sure it can, get a small cup and scrape some in but don't expose it to air, has to stay wet. Air is not good for coraline.

 

[SliceGolfer]

As others have said, snail shell works well. My tanks share similar equipment so for my new tank, I took the water return nozzle and MP10 wet side (encrusted with coralline) from the established tank and placed in the new tank.