Coralline algae-Too much a bad thing?

[Nanorock1970]

My tank has been up for about a year and a half. Currently I only have a small colony of Zoas, 2 clowns, 1 coral beauty, 1 fire fish, 1 midas blenny, 1 Azure Damselfish, 2 emerald crabs, 1 blue leg hermit, 2 red hermits, 1 cleaner shrimp, 4 Banded Trochus Snails, 4 Cerith Snails, 3 Nassarius Snails. 56 gallon tank with 50 lbs of live rock (yes it was live rock when I got it with some pests to take care of). So my tank was doing great with low nitrates around 5 ppm. I do a weekly water change of about 5 gallons. Salt water is from my LFS. Seams that when my live rock became more thickly covered with coralline algae that my nitrates went up. Is too much Coralline algae a bad thing on my live rock? If so, how do I reduce it least invasive way? I am getting ready to add some soft corals and take the next step in reefing.
Oh yeah lighting is Loop orbit using the supplied wire supports over a glass top, with 100% blue, 80% white, 25% red and green during the daytime setting. About 10 hours a day.

 

[Hemmdog]

I don’t think coralline would be increasing nitrate, but if you want to keep your coralline in check, get a urchin.

 

[Dennis Cartier]

Also there are worse algae's to have growing on your LR than coralline. Coralline tends to keep the undesirable algaes in check. Now on your glass ... that is a different story.

Dennis

 

[Nanorock1970]

Build Thread - Nanorock's 56 gal Newbie to Saltwater- Started up 9/15/2018

This is my first adventure into saltwater, it was starting out as a FOWLR tank but the LFS during a visit convinced me into a small Zoa colony frag so I guess FOWLR no longer qualifies. I have 30+ years with various fresh water tanks both with live plants and without and the last time I tried...

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Here is my tank build. the new pictures are fairly current of what the Corraline looks like.

 

[Hemmdog]

Build Thread - Nanorock's 56 gal Newbie to Saltwater- Started up 9/15/2018

This is my first adventure into saltwater, it was starting out as a FOWLR tank but the LFS during a visit convinced me into a small Zoa colony frag so I guess FOWLR no longer qualifies. I have 30+ years with various fresh water tanks both with live plants and without and the last time I tried...

www.reef2reef.com

Here is my tank build. the new pictures are fairly current of what the Corraline looks like.

Looks good to me. But if you want less, get an urchin.

 

[Nanorock1970]

Also there are worse algae's to have growing on your LR than coralline. Coralline tends to keep the undesirable algaes in check. Now on your glass ... that is a different story.

Dennis

Yes I agree I would rather this be my issue then some of the other things I have seen for Algae issues.
I am also thinking when I start to add corals, that they will shade out the Coralline and give my rocks some breathing space.