Corals Without Coralline Algae??

[Paul Kachirsky]

Can I add LPS corals to my tank when I dont have signs of Coralline Algae? The tank has been running since March 2019.
I want to start adding corals, but I wanted to double check if I can be successful without Coralline Algae in the tank?

 

[splitting_lanes]

Can I add LPS corals to my tank when I dont have signs of Coralline Algae? The tank has been running since March 2019.
I want to start adding corals, but I wanted to double check if I can be successful without Coralline Algae in the tank?

Sure! There’s no requirement there. I don’t have any Coralline algae in my newest tank, but do have a number of corals that are doing well.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Coralline is an indicator of tank stability/establishment. If you don’t have coralline, you might have other issues...

 

[old salt reefer]

Coralline is an indicator of tank stability/establishment. If you don’t have coralline, you might have other issues...

Unless you've never gotten any coralline algae or spores in your tank, then it will never grow as it's just not there.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Unless you've never gotten any coralline algae or spores in your tank, then it will never grow as it's just not there.

Coralline spores enter the tank through frags, snails etc you may have gotten from the lfs

 

[old salt reefer]

And if he doesn't have any of those he doesn't have spores or if the ones he got didn't have any spores or coralline on them-----at this point we don't know much about his tank because he hasn't said much about it.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

And if he doesn't have any of those he doesn't have spores or if the ones he got didn't have any spores or coralline on them-----at this point we don't know much about his tank because he hasn't said much about it.

If he doesn’t have snails, he will have algae problems. Things that corals don’t like growing amongst ;Hilarious

 

[sleezy_reefer]

as stated before, coralline needs to be introduced via shells, rocks, spores on frags etc. if your tank has been up that long and you've been doing water changes to maintain water chemistry, chances are you're ready to try some zoas or whatever. grab a test kit and make sure things are within the right range. really the coralline can be kind of a pain, as its rapid growth consumes calcium in the process.

 

[Nick30G]

Personally I have a tank that ran for 2 years with little coralline algae growth. I added 2 bottles of ARC Coralline Algae in a bottle and within 2 weeks my rockwork was covered in small spots of coralline algae. Now it is covering nearly all the rockwork now, I found my issue was that I had very little corralline spores introduced in the first place.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

You paid for coralline in a bottle? ;Hilarious

Personally I have a tank that ran for 2 years with little coralline algae growth. I added 2 bottles of ARC Coralline Algae in a bottle and within 2 weeks my rockwork was covered in small spots of coralline algae. Now it is covering nearly all the rockwork now, I found my issue was that I had very little corralline spores introduced in the first place.

 

[Zeal]

I have zero coralline algae but I have corals that grow left and right...

I have seeded it with just about everything and it still wont go

 

[Nick30G]

You paid for coralline in a bottle? ;Hilarious

Yea $22 for them is not that bad. The product is not the like purple up, its actual grown spores in a bottle. I could not get any significant population of coralline without it. Happy I did because it gave my rocks some nice color

 

[Malifry97]

You paid for coralline in a bottle? ;Hilarious

You are coming off kind of rude...you really don’t need coralline to have coral anyway

 

[Is this the LFS]

Can I add LPS corals to my tank when I dont have signs of Coralline Algae? The tank has been running since March 2019.
I want to start adding corals, but I wanted to double check if I can be successful without Coralline Algae in the tank?

Since March? Have you not added any hermits or snails with coraline on them or something. It should be fine though

 

[Bryce M.]

You paid for coralline in a bottle? ;Hilarious

People do yes, and you don't need coralline to have corals

 

[Malifry97]

My answer, yes you can have corals without coralline, BUT, if your tank had been running for almost a year, there almost HAS to be an underlying problem, what are you params, how stable are they, what clean up crew (for coralline seeding). I would seriously recommend an ICP test to be sure there isn’t anything wrong.

 

[Scrubber_steve]

The thing with coralline algae is, its the product of calcification, which is exactly what you want your stoney coral to be doing. If you haven't had any coralline added to your display, get some & see how it goes. If it grows - spreads, you should be right to introduce coral.

 

[Tahoe61]

What type of lighting?

I agree a tank that age should be capable of growing sps without coralline growth.

 

[old salt reefer]

Can I add LPS corals to my tank when I dont have signs of Coralline Algae? The tank has been running since March 2019.
I want to start adding corals, but I wanted to double check if I can be successful without Coralline Algae in the tank?

I'm sorry. We haven't answered your question---yes you can.

 

[Scrubber_steve]

I'm sorry. We haven't answered your question---

Yeh several people already did.