Tips to deal with coralline algae

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Hello dear reefers. Is there a way to slow down coralline algae growth? I have an urchin but it still cant keep up with the CA growth. I've been scraping every 2weeks now
please help & thank u

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Hello dear reefers. Is there a way to slow down coralline algae growth? I have an urchin but it still cant keep up with the CA growth. I've been scraping every 2weeks now
please help & thank u

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Scraping is the only effective method of control.
 
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Hello dear reefers. Is there a way to slow down coralline algae growth? I have an urchin but it still cant keep up with the CA growth. I've been scraping every 2weeks now
please help & thank u

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Let it grow on the back wall. The rear walls will form nice purple patches and the tank will look established instead of sterile

Keep the sides and front clean with a gold magnetic scraper. I use a flipper and it does a good job at chipping it away when you need to
 
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The key is to keep up with it from the beginning...which requires a lot of scaping unfortunately. I hate the look of it and keep everything scraped except the rock.
 
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I just let it grow on the back of my tank!
 
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