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jay2x
05-24-2012, 11:20 AM
I'm not sure what's going on the live rocks are fading....coraline algea dying off? anyone experienced this?
Cal_stir
05-24-2012, 08:31 PM
What is your ca and alk?
Coraline algae needs calcium
jay2x
05-24-2012, 08:34 PM
ohh Ic ic my dead rock started growing algea, but the liverock that has already have the coraline algea started fading and i'm guess I need a doser... I don't have anything running to measure the calc. or add it.
thanks!
FishyFishy!
05-24-2012, 08:34 PM
Yup I would say your calcium/magnesium is low. I keep mine up by dosing Seachem Advantage Calcium into my freshwater top off system. Works really well.
Coraline can also turn white if it's sitting right under bright/powerful lights.
tang daddy
05-24-2012, 08:54 PM
Bright lighting and not enough calcium are the 2 major factors. Instead of dosing you can also run a ca reactor or diy a calcium drip system for around $10.
Mandosh
05-24-2012, 09:08 PM
On top of your Ca/Alk, or any other parameter, being F-ed up or light shock, coralline can also bleach if it gets exposed to air for too long. Something else to think about if you moved the rock recently.
jay2x
05-24-2012, 09:21 PM
Yup I would say your calcium/magnesium is low. I keep mine up by dosing Seachem Advantage Calcium into my freshwater top off system. Works really well.
Coraline can also turn white if it's sitting right under bright/powerful lights.
I'm running the T5HO and it was away from the lights and it was turned over
daniella3d
05-24-2012, 10:55 PM
If your fish are dying, coraline algae is the last thing you should be worried about.
Mandosh
05-24-2012, 11:16 PM
If your fish are dying, coraline algae is the last thing you should be worried about.
Fish? Dying? What?
FishyFishy!
05-24-2012, 11:28 PM
Lol I think she's confused
daniella3d
05-25-2012, 03:06 AM
Yes I was confused with the other thread with about the same subject, but fish dying and coraline fading.
What are the odds? 2 threads with coraline fading...
jay2x
05-25-2012, 03:14 AM
Yes I was confused with the other thread with about the same subject, but fish dying and coraline fading.
What are the odds? 2 threads with coraline fading...
Did i post twice? My bad....
Mike-fish
05-25-2012, 03:27 AM
Yes I was confused with the other thread with about the same subject, but fish dying and coraline fading.
What are the odds? 2 threads with coraline fading...
there's actually 3 of them mods may have closed one
Mike-fish
05-25-2012, 03:28 AM
and more on topic check your ca and alk
Enigma
05-26-2012, 03:24 PM
Way weird. I just noticed that my green coralline is doing the same thing. I tossed in some "Purple Up" just now as a quick bandaid. Will test all parameters this aft.
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