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coraline algae color
- Thread starter Bryan
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only have purple on my glass & rock, but some of my snails have hot pink to dark maroon on their shells, i dont get it either. i never heard of any method to growing specific colors. i am guessing the color of the coraline correlates to the kelvin rating of your bulbs, then again maybe not. some help i am. time for bed i think.
Bryan,
It depends where the rock came from and whether or not you have that particular species of coralline in the tank. I had mostly pink and maroon. Bought a ton of new rock and new growth was mostly fluorescent green. The only way to guarantee a certain color would be:
Start with dead rock.
Ask friend to scrape you the color you want and make sure only those shavings are introduced into the tank.
Remove all other coralline from new corals/rocks/snails/hermits/etc. you introduce to tank.
It depends where the rock came from and whether or not you have that particular species of coralline in the tank. I had mostly pink and maroon. Bought a ton of new rock and new growth was mostly fluorescent green. The only way to guarantee a certain color would be:
Start with dead rock.
Ask friend to scrape you the color you want and make sure only those shavings are introduced into the tank.
Remove all other coralline from new corals/rocks/snails/hermits/etc. you introduce to tank.
I have green algae growing everwhere i tried to do with out it but guess i have to live with it. THe purple color looks so much better :-[
I have green, pink, maroon, and purple. These colors were all on my rock when i got it in little patches. If one of your friends have a piece of rock with the color you want on it, borrow it turn off your current and scrape it off over your tank. If they'll let ya borrow it that is!HAHA
i went to a dentist office that had a 210 gallon reef tank and man do they have great colors...i mean they have super gold color and light neon green all over there rocks...it was awesome...my tank pretty much just has pink and purple ..
can you buy anything to seed different colors in your tank? or is it just the purple up stuff?
can you buy anything to seed different colors in your tank? or is it just the purple up stuff?
whos your dentist and where is he so i can go checki it out.
jtravapd said:
This is one of the great times where you don't need to spend any additional money on your reef. If you see a color you like in a tank, ask the owner for a few scrapings. Most people I know would be happy to give you some.
Additives such as "Purple Up" are IMHO a waste of money, and are not needed.
I have a few shades of purple (ones really dark),pink, a little of the green and red . I just bought a pice of coral and the base plug has some really cool colors,cant wait for them to spread . I read about another way to spread it that is supposed to get quicker results . Take the rock with the coraline you like and rub it against the other rock making sure the donor rocks coraline comes off onto the recieving rock . Scraping it off your glass will also make it cover your rocks faster . Its just a matter of time and water quality .
We started using Kents Coral growth formula in our tanks and really noticed a pickup in the coraline growth. Mostly red, pink, and maroon. Regardless of the color the more coraline you get, the less annoying algae you will get because they will not grow on top of one another. Also, when you buy snails or hermits at the LFS look for the coraline on their shells, it helps.
