Too much coralline algae

Discussion in 'Algae' started by theoak, Oct 18, 2011.

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  1. theoak

    theoak Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Can you get too much coralline algae in a tank, mine is spreading at quite a pace......?
     
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    theoak Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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  3. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    lol if youd rather have your rock grey then yes too much is bad. most of us i think like it when our back wall and powerheads turn purple. looks good IMO, nice nano
     
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  4. chumslickjon

    chumslickjon Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Doesn't it eat up the calcium and alkalinity too fast?
     
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  5. Thatgrimguy

    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    No, it does eat them up. But not at a rate that matters if you are dosing at all. And if you aren't dosing, then chances are you aren't keeping anything that relies on it anyhow so who cares how much the algae consumes.

    Coralline looks good aesthetically and makes it more difficult for problem algae to inhabit an area. Adds a great diversity of color too!
     
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  6. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    It can definitely make a pretty good dent in parameters when it gets going. And is certainly a pain to scrape, I always have to laugh a bit when newbies are so anxious to get it growing :)
     
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  7. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    LOL m2434: I was one of them
     
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  8. chasethis1

    chasethis1 Astrea Snail

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    If you are going to try to slow down the process, be very careful about how you deal with it when scraping it off the walls of your tank. Have a siphon ready to remove that water and do a water change right after scraping your tank. Scraping it only helps to spread it faster if you arent going to siphon the water as you go.
     
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