Coralline: How to tell???

Hi guys,

I know this might seem like a stupid question but how can you tell if something is coralline? Thanks!!!!

Ivy

 

Coraline come in many colors, but it usually has a purpleish/pinkish color to it. Try Googling it.


Luna

 

Make sure your calcium, alk, and mag are correct and it will come

 

Thanks guys,

I have googled it and have seen pictures but there isn't a great description of what I am looking for. I have some light green, really dark green and purple stuff growing. The dark green stuff can be scratched off with my finger so I don't know if that is it or not. Is coralline easy to scrape off? My mag, alk, and ca are all within the limits right now. Thanks!!!

Ivy

 

No, Caroline is not easy to scrape off. That "green" stuff that your reffering to sounds like algae to me.


Luna

 

Thanks Luna,

That was what I was thinking too :-[

 

Coraline will usually grow on plastic first, so if you look at your pumps,overflow, and the like you will see it there first. Should be little purple dots at first.

 

it grows out of nowhere on stuff like little pesky alien dots, then spreads like wildfire..

 

Thanks for the info guys!!! I will keep my eyes peeled for it.

 

anybody heard of teal coralline? i've got two tiny teal spots growing on a rock i think it's one of the many colors of coralline, but i couldn't find anything on the enternet, and the dots are to small to take a pic of