Growing Coralline on PVC?

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  1. BoBo65

    BoBo65 Torch Coral

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    Hey guys I just put come pvc in my tank for my eel and its white as heck... I was just wondering if coralline will grow on the pvc or is there anything I can do to make it not such an eye sore??
     
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  2. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    yes it will it make take ome time but I have it on the glass and my pcp return in my 20
     
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  3. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    it will with time, coralline seems to like plastic for some reason.

    you could probably make it look better by glueing rock and sand to it.
     
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    PetMother Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    It should but it will take. :)
     
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  5. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    do you have anything with coraline on in your tank so far BoBo?

    if so, one good method is to remove a small piece of rock with coraline on
    and scrape it over your tank water with a screwdriver or something similar
    the flakes of coraline will then be distributed around your tank and help other areas such as the bare PVC become colonised with it

    Steve
     
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    For me at least the coralline seems to grow faster on the pvc than anything else.
     
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    Moved your thread here -->Algae - 3reef Forums
    My opinion on coralline algae growing quicker on pvc than glass is the fact that pvc has a porous/pitted surface and glass is smooth. Better grip for the algae to take hold...
     
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  8. ComputerJohn

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    Ah, yes.. Coraline will grown on anything including shells on live snails. You can cheat.. ;D Get purple PVC primer & coat the PVC pieces that you need. (My idea, ;)) This will do two things, one color the white PVC coraline purple & two remove the imprinted labels on the PVC.. I have some pieces that I did, I'll post them.

    Also, you can make it as light in color as you want, by just wiping it down before it dries or making it darker add another coat & letting it dry between coats.
     
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  9. BoBo65

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    I do have a rock and some snails covered in it... I think I need to do the screwdriver method because its only encrusting the rock its on K+ for the advice

    Thats def interesting :p
    Thanks for moving it I wasn't sure if that's where it belonged or not :).... makes me think I should have sanded the pvc given it an even more porous surface great input

    HAHAHA thats a great idea i would def love to see your pics of that oh and yeah when I got some snails they were covered in the stuff K+ for the primered pics ;D
     
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  10. Va Reef

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    If you do this you would wanna turn off all pumps, wavemakers, filters, etc etc, basically anything that moves water
     
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