Coraline covering SPS

[Pete Luna]

Over the past several months I have had several SPS get covered with Coraline algae. My parameters are within normal range for tje tank. I run a Kalk stirrer dose 1200mL per day plus dose 2part

alk as needed to maintain 8.5-8.7 50mL max
Cal as needed to maintain 450-480 30mL Max
Mag as needed to maintain 1380-1400 30 mL max

Nitrates 5-10
Phosphates.02-.04

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

If your SPS are getting covered with coraline then they are dead. It won't grow on live tissue.

 

[homer1475]

If your SPS are getting covered with coraline then they are dead. It won't grow on live tissue.

+1

Algae won't grow on live tissue, and coralline is a type of algae.

 

[Pete Luna]

I’ll send pic’s tonight.

 

[IslandLifeReef]

I’ll send pic’s tonight.

As others have said, no algae will grow on live areas of coral. This includes coralline algae. Pictures will only show that the coral or areas of the coral with algae are dead.

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

As others have said, no algae will grow on live areas of coral. This includes coralline algae. Pictures will only show that the coral or areas of the coral with algae are dead.

Exactly. If there is coraline it grew on the dead skeleton so the SPS receded before it grew there.

 

[Softhammer]

I have had coralline overgrow living tissue. To clarify it doesn’t physically attach but does plate out and cover living tissue rather than encrust it and it’s very small areas on frags, never colonies. Every single time it’s been because my Alk was way out of whack, meaning too high. Double check it and Id dial the mag down, that seems a tad high.

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

I have had coralline overgrow living tissue. To clarify it doesn’t physically attach but does plate out and cover living tissue rather than encrust it and it’s very small areas on frags, never colonies. Every single time it’s been because my Alk was way out of whack, meaning too high. Double check it and Id dial the mag down, that seems a tad high.

Plating and shadowing the living tissue is completely different than coralline growing on living tissue. It does not do that.

 

[Crustaceon]

Low phosphates = stn = coralline growing over dead coral skeleton. If my tank hits .02ppm phosphates @ 8.5dkh, it WILL cause stn like clockwork.

 

[Rjmul]

Low phosphates = stn = coralline growing over dead coral skeleton. If my tank hits .02ppm phosphates @ 8.5dkh, it WILL cause stn like clockwork.

You are on to something. My new target for phosphate (in an established tank) is .1

 

[javisaman]

Aggressive coralline algae is a thing.

Aggressive coralline algae or some type sps?

It just coralline it comes in a variety of colors some only found in the ocean. It'll plate over itself and is a huge help in preventing hair algae and other nuisance algaes.Did you read this who!e thread? Its not JUST anything lol

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