Bio pellets = no coralline algae

So as the title says I was told and read that if you run bio pellets you will not jet good coralline algae growth! I do not understand because coralline is calcium based. Not phos. Or nitrate. So I am at a loss,

Also I have had my tank up for some months now with a bio pellets from the day I put water in. And I have had no coralline alge I understand I do not want a lot but I want it to spread off of my lr to my be thanks

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You are running an ultra low nutrients sytem with bio pellets. You do not have enough nutrients for coraline algae survive. You will need to supplement nutrients for your coral to survive.

 

Ive been using Warner Marine's Ecobak pellets since the 2nd week of setting up. I have plenty of coraline growth.

There are various factors to coraline growth, I wouldnt necessarily put the blame on the bio-pellets.

 

It takes a while for coralline to take off... you need to make sure your alk, calcium, and magnesium levels are in check and not limited...

FWIW, I run WM Ecobak pellets, and I have plenty of coralline growth, too much really.

If you want to see your coralline spread faster, you may want to scrape some off of a rock so that it seeds your tank... otherwise, just be patient... it is usually about six months to a year before you notice a good growth spurt of the stuff, IME.

 

I agree with gabba here. Mine took a long time too. It started showing here and there, then slowed down a bit and now I have to scrape it off the glass every 2 weeks... so, this is one of the cases where you need to be careful what u wish for.
Check your mag, cal and alkalinity levels and keep them stable. The rest will unfold as the tank matures.



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Ok it just looks as if the corlline is dieing off the lr and is a low nutrient bad if I want a fuge


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where did you get the rock from? are you sure it's coralline? didn't you post that you had no pods on this rock either? I find it difficult to believe that you'd get live rock with no pods on it...

I've heard of some painted rocks out there, so just wondering in the off chance if you got some of that... let's hope not.

otherwise, there's a good chance that coralline may experience some die-off before it begins to grow... your tank needs to mature... I found out over the long haul that reef tanks have many more cycles than just the nitrogen cycle... you'll find this out too if you stick with it long enough...

 

I am sticking with it I love it
The rock I Believe it is real lr because it had sponges and stuff on it but no pods that I believe! Also I bought some rock 5 lbs of really good rock and put it in my tank it is awesome looking rock! So I hope it will help. I will test for mag as I never have.


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well, just be patient... live rock will bring many things to your tank, including pods... you just might not see them yet, but they should be there and you will eventually... best way to find out is with a flashlight at night with your lights off...

 

Ok I did the light thing ok so there might be pods but I want more and a diversity so I will buy some more


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