Coralline algae?
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Dtech07
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You can add all the purple up you want (and it does work) but if your parameters in your tank aren't right for coralline growth it will do you no you no good. Once my NO3/PO4 dropped and my Ca/ALK/Mag was at the at lease sea levels the coralline started. Coralline needs the correct conditions which is found in a lps/sps to grow. Before someone jumps on that last state I mean when I did softies I didn't care about my Ca/ALK/Mag and my NO3/PO4 was high because my softies loved it but in my case I had no true outbreak of coralline algae. It wasn't till I started doing lps and concerned with parameters that the outbreak started. I had a friend who had softies that had coralline algae everywhere but he was dosing A/B and had low NO3/PO4 in his tank.
jonny
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Quickest way to get some help would be to start a thread in the respective area (Probably in the new to salt water area) type up whats going on, pics will always get you answers faster if possible to post them..then just sit tight and you'll have tons of help coming your way! Haha
But rocks turning brown is likely part of the cycling process for your tank, and be sure to describe what the spots look like for quicker results, good luck!
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Rocks turning brown is your Diatom Bloom. No worreis. Also, for Coralline to grow it cna't be competing with Phosphates, so you'll need to have those on the low side as well as having ALK, MAG and Calcium levels optimum.
Thats just the algae and bacteria kicking off, you jus twipe that off. If you have to scrape it off its coralline, if it just comes off by wiping its algae.
I have a yellow tang that I put in a week ago...and started feeding it some flakes (I forgot the brand) but its good to know...now can algae grow that mucus looking stuff cuz I did have that
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Don't feed a Tang Flake food, thats horrible for Marine Fish. Try Nori Sheets, Algae Sheets, Mysis Shrimp, Brine Shrimp, Squid Chunks.
Yes, the Tang will eat that also. I feed mine once a week with that.
harley
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While true, it only stabilizes ph if kept airtight, Kalk solution when exposed to air loses the ph abilities and only maintains the cal levels, but I agree, great, cheap way to stretch somw WC's
Liquid Calcium is much better for the system, and you don't get a white out when you put it in. =)
Pappy
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Liquid calcium is good to raise/dose when needed but doesn't keep ph stable like kalk. And when done correctly through a reactor no "white outs occur". Dose liquid calc and alk when needed and use kalk to keep stable works best.
AH, but to maintain PH you but need to aerate your tank correctly. =)
Pappy
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Surface agitation, good flow, and a good skimmer. Doesn't everyone already do this?
Im hoping so.
