Start of Coralline

[Dansters]

Does this look like the beginning of coralline where it’s green and turns pink later?

 

[blaxsun]

Maybe. What do your rocks look like?

 

[Dansters]

Maybe. What do your rocks look like?

My rocks are currently covered in GHA, so not much to see there.

 

[blaxsun]

My rocks are currently covered in GHA, so not much to see there.

It does look like green coralline; anyone's guess on if/when it might transition into pink or purple.

 

[Pickle_soup]

I hate coralline, I see it, and I try to destroy it, so I am far from an expert on this, but I do believe some of them are green and they prefer dimmer lights. Purple Coraline starts off pinkish. Again, I don't really pay attention to it.

 

[Propane]

I hate coralline, I see it, and I try to destroy it, so I am far from an expert on this, but I do believe some of them are green and they prefer dimmer lights. Purple Coraline starts off pinkish. Again, I don't really pay attention to it.

How do you destroy it?

 

[Pickle_soup]

I scrape it off the walls . I let it be on the rocks. I have an acrylic tank, so, I do not want it anywhere near the walls.

 

[Propane]

I scrape it off the walls . I let it be on the rocks. I have an acrylic tank, so, I do not want it anywhere near the walls.

Lol I was wondering if you had a secret method. I’m just starting to get coralline and if I decide I don’t want it I would have been prepared hehe.

 

[Propane]

Does this look like the beginning of coralline where it’s green and turns pink later?

If you decide to let it play out repost after something happens.

 

[AstroCoral]

Does this look like the beginning of coralline where it’s green and turns pink later?

One way to tell is if the algae is calcareous, does it fall right off with a brush or is it hard and requires scraping off the glass?

 

[Pickle_soup]

Lol I was wondering if you had a secret method. I’m just starting to get coralline and if I decide I don’t want it I would have been prepared hehe.

On rocks, Coraline looks nice, but like I said, I do not want a single drop of it on my walls. It's hard to take it off the acrylic without scratching it.

 

[Dansters]

One way to tell is if the algae is calcareous, does it fall right off with a brush or is it hard and requires scraping off the glass?

Definitely hard and when it was out of water during a water change it was rough on my finger.

 

[The_Paradox]

Definitely hard and when it was out of water during a water change it was rough on my finger.

Keep coralline in check anywhere you don’t intend to let it grow permanently,. It will etch glass quicker than you think if you are not diligent.

 

[Lavey29]

Definitely hard and when it was out of water during a water change it was rough on my finger.

Coraline typically shows up on plastic parts like powerheads first long before rocks and glass. Can be different colors but the purple dominates in the end