How long does it usually take for coralline algae to form when using dried rock.

[Hermie]

That’s the thing...I don’t have any algae problem

There's a difference between "zero" "near zero" and "too much"

Have you seeded your tank sufficiently?

 

[Yves Alaby]

There's a difference between "zero" "near zero" and "too much"

Have you seeded your tank sufficiently?

The rocks are algae free. But Tbh though the only spot that have a little bit of hair algae is my return nozzle.

 

[Hermie]

The rocks are algae free. But Tbh though the only spot that have a little bit of hair algae is my return nozzle.

I mean nitrates/phosphates. Have you tested those?

 

[Yves Alaby]

Took three months in our 150g to see a good amount with no products added (used a single piece of rock from my other tank to seed it). I'm about five months in now and there is more coralline than rock showing. It was lit with Kessil A360s for the first four months and has had supplimental T5s since. Coralline will grow just fine under Kessil only (I run 50-60% color).

Since it’s a really small system I’m only running my Ai prime at 35% mostly blues.

 

[Yves Alaby]

I mean nitrates/phosphates. Have you tested those?

Yes. Nitrate: 20 (Red Sea pro test kit). Phosphate: 0 (Salifert) I will purchase an Hanna tester soon.

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Yeah just frag plugs.

Yeah. Would I still be able to grow sps?

Don't k know that you need coraline for sps. Started my first reef all lps and have recently added a few sps. They are growing insanely fast. Don't know that I've ever heard or a correlation between sps and coraline

 

[Stevel]

Yes I used al

The coralline stuff Algae Barn sells made mine go nuts..

gea barn coraline stuff and my tank of 7 months has good coraline on my dry rock. I also got some scrapping off my friends tank to seed mine . Not sure if that did it or the algae barn stuff eith way I’m very happy

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Coralline has to be seeded/introduced into the tank. After that, it's just maintaining good husbandry and waiting.

 

[DEWreefing]

January 2017

September 2017

November 2019

 

[Marc2952]

-Salinity 1.025
-Temperature 78
-Kh 8.0-8.1
-Calcium 450
-Magnesium 1380
-Phosphates 0 (salifert)
-Nitrate 20 (zero algae) The tank is 10 months old.

Im currently on month 6th of my 75 gallon setup with dry marco rocks, and im now slowly starting to get some coralline on the higher parts of my rocks and even on my mp40 heads lol

 

[Marc2952]

I had a 15 gallon for over a year with barely any coralline growth under kessil lights.
When I upgraded and put them under t-5 / led my coralline took off immediately.

Funny thing is that i had two 360x on my 75 gallon and had some coralline growth. The moment i addes 2 more a360x the coralline really started to pick up.