Growing Great Coralline Algae

[godpoweredsoul]

please help am trying to spread coralline in my tank but having a hard time view my video thanks.

[AweSomo84]

Great idea to put the algea at the filter . Just did it :D

[Robertsclub]

how can i do, to buy those coralline algae cards? frome you

[darkwar123456789]

dont u need calcium and other supplements to grow coralline algae?

[betLogiNzZz]

so how much each coraline booster???i wanna buy plese tell me the detail and address. or phone no..

my e-mail shina_see@yahoo.com

[donsjuand]

Thanks for posting your videos, I'd love to go down to the US to see the business, but do you know of any Canadian places that have Coralline algae for sale too? Although I suppose I could ask my local marine fish store.

[ipsfdotcom]

@donsjuand Sorry we do not know if any Canadian stores carry a similar product.

[Mattzspace80]

So the shops are selling man made rocks for £50 each. it only cost £5 for some cement. the robbing gits!

[ipsfdotcom]

@Mattzspace80 Don't forget, it takes a while to grow the marine life on the rock!

[rluix]

i wanted to buy, but they don't ship outside the us, oh well =\

[ipsfdotcom]

That's true -- we can only ship to US addresses. Sorry about that! Thank you for your interest though.

[brandon429]

IPSF you are showing how to create live rock from manmade originations that looks better than the best LR I have seen in the fish store, for this you are sustaining our hobby amazing science ladies and gents

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[MrDouglasmako]

does it matter what light you have to grow coraline alge

[ipsfdotcom]

Please see the "more info" section to the right of your screen for information on ordering.

[MarineAquatic]

Coraline algae can be many colors. If you want to tell, Try to scrape it off with a fingernail. If its tough to get off, then its coraline.

[ipsfdotcom]

You may have two different species there or you may simply have two distinct color morphs of the same species.

[newgone]

Nice video!

just a quick question, before the pink coraline algae becomes pink was it reddish looking? I've got pink coraline algae and red looking algae together? Is it the same algae?

[ipsfdotcom]

No, not if you age the aragocrete in seawater before using it in an aquarium. Aragocrete is really just a type of concrete, which fully cures in about a month. After that all types of marine life will settle on it, and it does not affect the pH.

[colinduquette]

dosent the homade liverock r dry rock make the ph in your take go crazy ?

[ipsfdotcom]

Aloha to all -- There's a contest running right now on our Channel Page, with $100 in free livestock to be given away (4/16/09).

[moofdebowl]

could i apply the same principles to a 6 foot tank?

[ipsfdotcom]

Absolutely. I've produced nice coralline growth in tanks ranging from 2-gallon pico aquariums to 25,000-gallon commercial maricullture tanks, and many sizes in between.

As long as you maintain the appropriate water quality parameters and have good water movement (plus a starter culture), coralline algae grows on its own. The main requirement is patience.

[kwikdraw82]

Hey, I just ordered my Mix N Match special with the coralline boaster, Should be in today (2/13). I found this link, showing the free coralline boaster, from the email you sent me to confirm my order! Seem a little backwards. Can a brother get a credit or something... :-) Anyway, look forward to my receiving my package. Will post review.

[ipsfdotcom]

Aloha! Yes, that offer stands through midnight tomorrow (Sat 2/14/09). Free Coralline Booster with any Mix 'n Match Special. Thank you for the order!

[1legions]

All i seem to grow is brown algae

[ipsfdotcom]

Maybe we can help.

There is a point in time when starting a reef tank that is very important to get coral-friendly algal grazers like Reef Amphipods and snails (Strombus Grazers, Trocus grazers, Nerite Grazers, etc.) working on cleaning the rocks.

Generally speaking, this "window" of opportunity occurs right after the diatom bloom has happened. If you miss the window and filamentous algae takes hold, it can be very difficult for most invertebrate grazers to remove.

[1legions]

I neglected to mention my tank has barely been running for a month and some guy at a fish store told me brown algea on liverock is good.

[ipsfdotcom]

What you are seeing might be just a diatom bloom, which is normal at that stage. It is caused by single-celled algae, and appears as brownish streaks on the glass, sand and rocks, with no real fuzz or filaments yet.

If this is the case don't worry, but do add algal grazers asap.

[CoonBabble]

thanks for the info! what kind of light best grows it?

[ipsfdotcom]

Pretty much any lighting regime that grows coral will work with coralline algae. A 12/12 cycle using 50/50 daylight/actinic with 4 watts per gallon is good, but you'll find good coralline growing even in semidarkness, such as on the underside of rocks. Rapid water flow helps too.

[wiifan62]

sold me on it!

[ipsfdotcom]

Thanks for the note!

[CoonBabble]

a wealth of info! thanks again. im starting to see little coralline algae spots on my glass. turns out my current setup has almost exactly the lighting parameters you mentioned.