Help....No Coraline Algae to Speak Of

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by paddyob

I would like to see more than an opinion on this topic since it came up. I have yet to hear anyone call it nuisance algae. Until now.

I was just thinking the same thing. I can't recall ever seeing any articles on the topic.
I'm not sure I'd call it a nuisance algae either. If suddenly all my rocks started turning purple, I wouldn't worry about it.
I may even have some on my rock, I've just never really given it much attention..

[Hustler]

My tank is almost all purple... dont scare me like that LOL
Im not focusing on corals so I was going to keep using the reef crystals just for the coraline lol looks better than white rock to me and thats as far as i think ill think about it lol

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I was just thinking the same thing. I can't recall ever seeing any articles on the topic.
I'm not sure I'd call it a nuisance algae either. If suddenly all my rocks started turning purple, I wouldn't worry about it.
I may even have some on my rock, I've just never really given it much attention..

I meant to say putting it in the same category with nuisance algaes.

And Marie I see what you are saying when you put it that way.

[daniella3d]

no not really. I had tons of algae in my tank and had 0 detectible nitrates or phosphates. It simply consumed it all before I could even get enough in the water to record.

The caulerpa was growing very fast.

so depending if you have something consumming the nitrates fast, you cannot be sure that there is none just because you see none in your test.

I call it nuisance because it does incrust on pumps and it is hard to remove, plus I think it looks dirty on glass...of course it is an opinion

Originally Posted by paddyob

I have no detectable nutrients in my tank. If it requires all rhe same as hair algae etc then theoretically it should be dead in my tank cause I don't have any other algaes. Funny.

[beginnersluckpg]

Nice to see an actual conversation/discussion started here. My cheato in my refugium grows well. But no hair algae so it's obviously doing it's job, I think it must be calcium related as well. Did another test today 390 so it is a little low, going to slowly bring that up and maintain it at a higher level and see if that has anything to do with it. Also with the new brighter lights and some minor signs of bleaching in a few of the corals I cut my mh back an hour until colors stabilize and then I'll start to increase it again. Keep it going tho maybe well figure this out.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by beginnersluckpg

I agree with all of your posts however what I'm wondering is if my reef tank is lacking something. Everyone tries not to get it and they do, I'm doing everything the same or similar and have none. Just worried that I'm missing something or Doin something wrong.

I guess the simple answer is yes. You're missing whatever the other tanks have. Now a better questions is " Does it matter?"
If your tank is healthy, corals growing, measurable parameters are in check, then you don't need to go looking for problems. The answer to the part about doing something wrong is then "no"
If for some reason you really do want to have that stuff on your rock, there are supplements others have claimed work well.

[paddyob]

I personally like Coraline. The nicest tanks out there IMO are covered in it.

Coraline is not like hair algaes and what not and should not be bulked into the same category. Everyone has opinions and overall, Coraline is found on more premium rock than not. Coincidence? Probably not.

Good luck.

Don't let some opinions scare you. To each their own.