Poll: Coralline Algae - Do you try to control it?

Thread starter dbl
Start date Apr 27, 2018
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Do you try to control Coralline Algae?

No - I just let it grow where it grows
Votes: 128 28.0%
Yes - I scrape it from areas I do not want it
Votes: 232 50.8%
Yes - I have a Sea Urchin that keeps it in check
Votes: 13 2.8%
I've never had an issue with CA
Votes: 33 7.2%
I can't seem to grow CA
Votes: 49 10.7%
Other - discuss in thread
Votes: 2 0.4%

Total voters

457

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Apr 30, 2018

rkpetersen

walked the sand with the crustaceans

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I don't scrape my back glass coralline. I agree that it would probably look nice if I could get it all, but the risk of damaging corals isn't worth it to me. Plus, there's no way I can reach it all at this point, which means scraping some of it off will just leave unattractive margins and marks.