Effects of MH lights on Coraline algae

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Uploaded by on Mar 9, 2010

This is an update video to show how intense metal halides effect coralline algae.

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  • You have too many phosphates , and your green hair algae is growin over the coraline algae and keeeping it from getting light. You need a sea hare to get rid of that algae. also get a liquid phosphate remover your water will be milky for a few days but its worth it. your coraline algae will quickly return.

  • @csilightning Its not hair algae, its a species of Caulerpa macro algae that got free from my fuge into the main tank.

  • Hey buddy,don't think metal halides is the cause of your coralina algae bleaching. is

  • @moneymarkj It did. A new species of coraline regrew after 2 months

  • how long you let it run (light) , cuz if u runing your light 8 hours plus , its to much lightning!

  • @Robertsclub about 6 hours a day

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  • This tank is foul

  • your aquarium needed calcium

  • your lights could also be TOO close to your tank. i have my MH system 2 feet above my tank and i have SPS growing in the sand bed.so that would be 4 feet of penetraion from top to bottom. so try raising your MH.

  • probly more to do with water params than anything.. how come others dont have this problem?

  • too much light! rookie mistake! I learned the hard way! buying the most beautiful coraline encrusted purple and green mushroom rocks. 1 month later they were all dead???? so now i have no more than 8 hours a day especially with halides. Nice tank though just don't let that algae take control.

  • @hugo2x 2 months after what? New lighting?

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