Still no Coralline....

[Airborneguy]

Okay, so I waited awhile to ask this question, hoping that the problem would correct itself...

After more than 6 months, and ZERO problems otherwise, I have not seen any coralline algae, and have even lost a bunch from anything I threw in there which had it already. MAG, CAL, and ALK all test perfect (last test they were a little high, but if anything that should help!)

I have no clue what is going on. No phosphate problems for at least 3 months now since I started using all RO/DI water from my LFS, and all my corals are doing fantastic, growing like crazy.

Any ideas? I might switch to a liquid calcium, but I really don't see how that would make a difference since the powdered I am using now is keeping the levels up.

 

[zoalover34]

What kind of lights are you using?

 

[Lotus]

Mine took a good 6 months to really start growing well. It will turn up eventually, and then you'll curse ever having wanted it in your tank

 

[Joe Fish]

I just starting getting mine, which is about 6 months. I agree with Lotus... Once it starts it's a pain to keep off the front glass.

Your lights could have something to do with it.

 

[Airborneguy]

My lighting is MH with Actinics and moonlights.

 

[Lorna]

ahhh you will get it it is impossible almost not to. Do you know anyone who has some in their tank as you could scrape some from their tank and put it in yours....this sometimes helps. I would gladly give you all that grows on my overflows and pumps etc....and the front glass

 

[brooklynfish]

wow, I'm getting a few dots on my rock, and its only been 5 weeks!

Thats really strange.

 

[Airborneguy]

Lorna, what gets me is that I've tried seeding and actually LOST what I seeded with. A friend send me a bunch of crushed up shells covered with coralline in a few different colors from his well-established tank, and it pretty much died. Plus, anything that was on any of the frags I've purchased has died also. But every frag I've bought is thriving, even a Ricordia I bought has almost doubled in size in only about 3 weeks.

 

[jumpfreak26]

how much lighting do you have? i know that there are different types of coralline that can exist in low light only, some high light only. some take longer to grow too

 

[Joe Fish]

What is your calcium reading at?

 

[Lorna]

It may take time....my 29g took forever to get going whereas my 75g is thick with it.

 

[Airborneguy]

Calcium is over 500 right now. I did a water change and then added more, but forgot that the new salt mix going in there was going to have some already. My corals have exploded in the last week since I did it, its amazing how fast they are growing.

As for lights, I have I think 460w and its a 72 bowfront tank.

 

[Joe Fish]

You should probably try to get your calcium down to 400ish. I think if you keep it that high it might start depleting MG.