Is this Coraline or something else starting to form?

jrill · Jun 20, 2019

Eve said:
So what is it?

Just algae. Part of the ugly stage. Algae comes in many forms.

Eve · Jun 20, 2019

jrill said:
Just algae. Part of the ugly stage. Algae comes in many forms.

It is not algae! Algae comes off, coralline doesn’t

jrill · Jun 20, 2019

Eve said:
It is not algae! Algae comes off, coralline doesn’t

Sorry but no. Some comes off easy. Some is so small in fibre it is very difficult to remove. We have all seem the algae you have in new tanks. It's not Coraline.

Eve · Jun 20, 2019

jrill said:
Sorry but no. Some comes off easy. Some is so small in fibre it is very difficult to remove. We have all seem the algae you have in new tanks. It's not Coraline.

Well to me it is. So that’s your opinion and I respect it, but I know it is.

ScottR · Jun 20, 2019

My tank is around 7-8 months old. I started it with coralline covered live rock and some white dry rock. I took some live rock and chipped off pieces of coralline (that stuff is like a rock) and ground them up. I seeded my tank with it. Only now I have some dots of coralline appearing on the dry rock. But mostly green algae. I don’t expect any of those rocks to be covered for a long time from now.

ScottR · Jun 20, 2019

Here’s a pic of my rocks. Again, 7/8 months in. Rock at top is dry rock. No coralline at all there. Rocks at bottom have coralline. You can compare to yours and see why everyone agrees that it’s not coralline.

Eve · Jun 20, 2019

ScottR said:
Here’s a pic of my rocks. Again, 7/8 months in. Rock at top is dry rock. No coralline at all there. Rocks at bottom have coralline. You can compare to yours and see why everyone agrees that it’s not coralline.

Maybe I got lucky‍

ScottR · Jun 20, 2019

Maybe you’ve got algae...

Eve · Jun 20, 2019

ScottR said:
Maybe you’ve got algae...

Don’t be hating

ScottR · Jun 21, 2019

Question: since you have the fastest growing coralline I’ve ever seen in 20 years in this hobby, where did you get all that coralline from? Did you buy it?

Eve · Jun 21, 2019

ScottR said:
Question: since you have the fastest growing coralline I’ve ever seen in 20 years in this hobby, where did you get all that coralline from? Did you buy it?

No I did not buy it! It came from a couple of live rocks that I got.

ScottR · Jun 21, 2019

Eve said:
No I did not buy it! It came from a couple of live rocks that I got.

And in one month it doubled itself and covered an entire dry rock?

Eve · Jun 21, 2019

ScottR said:
And in one month it doubled itself and covered an entire dry rock?

Half of the rocks! Not completly

ScottR · Jun 21, 2019

Your rocks look like they’re dusted with something. And I have never seen coralline like that. Coralline will grow as a small dot - a tiny dot - and grow slowly overtime. I also see green algae there which is normal.

Plus, you do not want coralline to grow that fast anyway. It will build up over time and becomes really hard to remove. It will grow on glass, powerheads, almost anything.

Style185 · Jun 21, 2019

Eve said:
No I did not buy it! It came from a couple of live rocks that I got.

You 2 are great lol you didn't buy them but acquired them from an established reef tank lol. Personally it's nice on the rocks but does require calcium and trace to grow therefore taking up valuable trace (which can be supplemented with dosing and or water changes) I prefer actual corals haha either way you 2 are great coraline is a sign of a happy reef. Anyhow happy reefing

johnalicia · Jun 21, 2019

jrill said:
That's not Coraline. Sorry to disappoint.

+1

Eve · Jun 21, 2019

Style185 said:
You 2 are great lol you didn't buy them but acquired them from an established reef tank lol. Personally it's nice on the rocks but does require calcium and trace to grow therefore taking up valuable trace (which can be supplemented with dosing and or water changes) I prefer actual corals haha either way you 2 are great coraline is a sign of a happy reef. Anyhow happy reefing

Lol I can do this all night Mr Scott calling me crazy.