Coralline algae introduction

[W Haymaker]

So is green a part of coralline algae or the part of the process or just is it just that, green algae?

 

[mdd1986]

any updates?

 

[Jerry Ebner]

I am about to start to cure about 60 pounds of rock. I have limited space and have been putting it off for weeks. My new build is going slow. On my first tank Coralline algae must have come in on a frag because I didn't have it and the live rock that I started with didn't have it that I know of and went almost a year without it. Got the pest start fish so this new tank dry stand dry rock. Trying to avoid pest

 

[skiergd011013]

any updates?

im just over 4 weeks now and ive seen no indication whatsoever of a new species of coralline in my tank. Still just the original light purple ive always had. I just added a phosphate reactor because ive always had a slight bit of nuisance algae, but nothing bad, and my original coralline still grew. Maybe with less phosphates, coralline will pick up. But up to this point, im not impressed my bottle got delivered during a frigid cold snap. @ARCreef said as long as it doesnt freeze, it would be fine. Maybe it did freeze at some point, before i got it, and i got a dud. I recently added a koralia to my tank, and it already has a little of my original purple coralline on it. So im starting to suspect my bottle was dead.

 

[mdd1986]

Thanks for the update. Yea I bet that will be a common theme for folks in the northern part of the country. maybe better to order during the spring/summer

 

[W Haymaker]

Introduced on January 22nd. Green is what I currently see so far.

 

[JBKReef]

I introduced the product on January 1, before leaving on vacation on February 1st I had two small spots of green coraline algae about the size of a nickel and dime respectively.. Upon returning on February 10th the growth had exploded. Not only do I now have some spots of purple and green I even have it growing on the glass. Took the product about 40 days but some serious results for what I can see.

 

[W Haymaker]

Great to see. I'm optimistic. I didn't know if greens were a form of coralline also so I emailed ARC to see about that. Appreciate the update.

 

[JBKReef]

I’m getting a lot of growth. A lot of red but also a lot of bright green. It’s kinda concerning. I did not want green. I don’t know if it’s photosynthetic green algae or just from the bottle. Seems like other people are getting bright green on amazon review. I have the rocks under 7k bulbs so I guess we will see what happened when it’s under my led lighting.

How's the rock looking?

 

[mdd1986]

So do you guys recommend trying this out?

 

[JBKReef]

So do you guys recommend trying this out?

Yes for sure. I wanted and used complete dry rock; I didnt want to deal with hitchhikers. I also did not want to wait for Coraline from snail shells and frag plugs to take over a year to get any noticeable coverage.

This product is also packaged with nitrifying bacteria. If you're gonna pay for a bacterial booster might as well get some coraline in there as well. I am very happy with the results thus far.

 

[Neo Jeo]

It's working, I do have a lot of green coraline. I dont care for the green but thats just me. I talked with the owner and he said green is not in the bottle but everyone I have talked to that used it, it sure is... I do have purple and reds coming in. I also got a piece of coraline from my LFS.

Does it work? Sure! Just be ready for different colors then just purple.

 

[JBKReef]

It's working, I do have a lot of green coraline. I dont care for the green but thats just me. I talked with the owner and he said green is not in the bottle but everyone I have talked to that used it, it sure is... I do have purple and reds coming in. I also got a piece of coraline from my LFS.

Does it work? Sure! Just be ready for different colors then just purple.

I could have swore I read somewhere that it called out "all variety of colors" including green... you had someone tell you green wasnt in the bottle? I would 100% agree that every post I've seen has had some green in it.

 

[Leadfooted]

Great to see. I'm optimistic. I didn't know if greens were a form of coralline also so I emailed ARC to see about that. Appreciate the update.

If your not pleased with this method, try the Purple up to. I've had great result using that over the last 15 or so years. Also X2 on searching LFS's for snails and hermits that have purple on them. If they do, gently brush them in your DT with a toothbrush to spread the coraline.

 

[W Haymaker]

If your not pleased with this method, try the Purple up to. I've had great result using that over the last 15 or so years. Also X2 on searching LFS's for snails and hermits that have purple on them. If they do, gently brush them in your DT with a toothbrush to spread the coraline.

Is purple up a booster only or is there spores in there too?

 

[Neo Jeo]

Is purple up a booster only or is there spores in there too?

Its just a calcium booster, no spores. I also use it with the other stuff to "feed it" just make sure you check your calcium levels before dosing.

 

[Neo Jeo]

I could have swore I read somewhere that it called out "all variety of colors" including green... you had someone tell you green wasnt in the bottle? I would 100% agree that every post I've seen has had some green in it.

The owner told me, no green just different colors of purple. I seen green in every tank. He wants me to send sample but I know what it is lol

 

[JBKReef]

The owner told me, no green just different colors of purple. I seen green in every tank. He wants me to send sample but I know what it is lol

Completely agree, I figured Green was just the easiest to grow and the purple would eventually take over.

 

[mdd1986]

Interesting. I did start with dry marco rock and feel like it will take forever to get some coraline in there. However I don't think I would want to add green coraline to my setup.

 

[LPStandard]

Ordered some. In for more results, and I'll post when I see anything.