Yep 2 urchins and they cant keep it under control in my 120.
My carx out corallines the 2 lol.
My carx out corallines the 2 lol.
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I just bought some plastic razor blades on Amazon and have been working really well with removal and I dont have to worry about scratching. Recently used it on spot algae on a FW tank and using them and a plastic scraper on my small cube. Granted I don't have a 180g tank to worry about, but it works for me.
Not if you have a lazy one...i totally agree! tuxedo urchins love coralline algae.
Any reccommendations to a new reefer who's just started a tank and is/was considering seeding coraline algae?
That's what I was planning to get, but based on this thread, should I really instigate coraline growth?@Ulm_nano_diybudgetreef
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/pink-purple-live-coralline-algae-kit-arc-reef.html
Is going to be your best bet and easiest.
I’ll sell you one... Ultra rare lolDude! An SPS Urchin? Where do I buy one??
Yes, I agree that's the intent and reason for seeding it, but by the sounds of things either way it's coming so might as well get it start it early to enable putting in sps corals.I personally think it's good to have. Shows your tank is establishing and parameters are becoming stable. Keep up with keeping it clean and you'll be good to go!
My bottle is on the way and Ill be using it right away
Check the above pictures with pink/purple growth on tank walls. It's inevitable like algae stages in a new tank, except we can only clean and remove it, and cannot prevent it. Calcium amongst other things is dosed for coral growth which coraline algae also feeds on to grow. That's why its growth in a tank is recognized as an indicator that the tank is ready for calcifying coral input. Because if coraline algae can grow, then so will the corals.Can you avoid coralline? I don't like how it looks. Im new to saltwater.
is it really necessary to introduce? And if you don’t introduce it, is it really inevitable?Check the above pictures with pink/purple growth on tank walls. It's inevitable like algae stages in a new tank, except we can only clean and remove it, and cannot prevent it. Calcium amongst other things is dosed for coral growth which coraline algae also feeds on to grow. That's why its growth in a tank is recognized as an indicator that the tank is ready for calcifying coral input. Because if coraline algae can grow, then so will the corals.
I hope this helps, it's what I understand as someone new in the hobby.
Check my previous post, but in general its ideal it starts as early as possible so corals an be added, that's why it can be seeded, but if not, it will eventually grow on its it's own.is it really necessary to introduce? And if you don’t introduce it, is it really inevitable?
Yes, I agree that's the intent and reason for seeding it, but by the sounds of things either way it's coming so might as well get it start it early to enable putting in sps corals.
Sounds like a conspiracy theory model, create the problem and provide the solution...
My experience has been that it’s only a problem if you don’t manage it when you clean the glass. Scraping off new unwanted growth weekly keeps the coralline under control.I personally think it's good to have. Shows your tank is establishing and parameters are becoming stable. Keep up with keeping it clean and you'll be good to go!
My bottle is on the way and Ill be using it right away
That's what I was planning to get, but based on this thread, should I really instigate coraline growth?
is it really necessary to introduce? And if you don’t introduce it, is it really inevitable?
I never used the stuff in bottles, I just introduced my tank with a small chunk of live rock and snails/crabs and frag plugs with it. Give it time and it’ll grow if your parameters are well! Good luck.Any reccommendations to a new reefer who's just started a tank and is/was considering seeding coraline algae?
That's what I was planning to get, but based on this thread, should I really instigate coraline growth?