Wanted: Coralline Algae scrapings

would that be powerheads too? I want it so bad cause, it's a lot prettier than a tank full of green, grey and brown rock LOL really that long for actinics? wow my fish will love that. they seem to like the actinics

 

Yes, a few hours and the spores will have time to settle in and spread. Also remember to turn off your protein skimmer for a month or more after seeding your tank with it as it will remove these valuable spores that you're trying to spread.

 

No kidding...wow I've scraped a little off every now and then and turned the PS off for a few hours, not a month.....hmmm I'll have to increase water changes, how will turning off the PS affect my tank as far as getting all the gunk out?

 

Amen! ;D

 

There are tanks out there running with no skimmer what so ever on them. As long as you don't have a tank full of SPS's then you will be fine. The skimmer will extract the spores you just put in if you leave it running.

 

Well, in this case the pro's of turning the skimmer off out-weigh the con's I would say. In a sense you'd be removing more good then bad. But as I said before, the simple fact is that running the Protein Skimmer will remove the Carolline spores that you're trying to seed your tank with, so a month or so of no use shouldn't do much if any harm to your tank/water quality.

 

Awesome Thanks guys!(or gals) I'll give it a try!

 

Best of luck to you and your tank!

 

Thanks Grotto...Karma to you all for your help...Thanks again!