Is this coralline?

[Steve1500]

Tank is 4 months old with fish only. Waiting for coralline to get established before I add corals. I have some cyano but is this coralline? It’s not the normal purple/ pink but I know he comes in various colors.

Also anyone try purple up by Carib sea? Results?

 

[ibondy]

Hard to tell, but looks more like cyano than coralline. Can you wipe/vacuum it off?

 

[Hermie]

I have something similar going on in my tank, similar age. No idea if it's coralline.

 

[Hermie]

 

[reefwiser]

You should see a white edge of calcium if coralline algae. Best luck is getting actual coralline algae.

https://www.ipsf.com/corallinebooster.html

 

[ibondy]

This looks like a brown algae, not coralline for sure.

 

[AspiringReefer]

Agreed. I don’t think it’s coralline

 

[Steve1500]

Hard to tell, but looks more like cyano than coralline. Can you wipe/vacuum it off?

No it’s hard. I do have cyano but that’s the reddish stuff you see. The small orange bits is what I am referring to.

 

[DarkSky]

Also anyone try purple up by Carib sea? Results

Snake oil. Does next to nothing. It just is a buffer that increases alk and calcium.

 

[DarkSky]

Tank is 4 months old with fish only. Waiting for coralline to get established before I add corals.

Coraline doesn't magically appear in your tank, it has to be introduced first.
Did you add snails that have similar colored coraline on their shells?

 

[norfolkgarden]

Snake oil. Does next to nothing. It just is a buffer that increases alk and calcium.

Coralline devours alk and calcium just like sps does. :- )

But learning about 2 part dosing would probably be a better use of their time. :- )
Just be testing and ready to supplement small amounts once you see it starting and it should take off.


Lol, had a bottle of Up for several years. Almost done using it up.

My build thread is called Hotel Coralline. ;- )

OP, as was suggested, you need to add a snail or hermit crab with coralline on the shell to start the process.
Or even a tiny bit of live rock with coralline on it. Preferably from a disease free tank!
That is all it will take. :- )

 

[Steve1500]

Coralline devours alk and calcium just like sps does. :- )

But learning about 2 part dosing would probably be a better use of their time. :- )
Just be testing and ready to supplement small amounts once you see it starting and it should take off.


Lol, had a bottle of Up for several years. Almost done using it up.

My build thread is called Hotel Coralline. ;- )

OP, as was suggested, you need to add a snail or hermit crab with coralline on the shell to start the process.
Or even a tiny bit of live rock with coralline on it. Preferably from a disease free tank!
That is all it will take. :- )

Easy enough. My original tank has some snails and rock w coralline. Thanks to all.