Green Algae... No Coralline

[Chris_150G]

Hiker's got your algaes IDed along with the links to help get rid of em.
To help with coralline,dont forget to test your magnesium levels.If Magnesium is low,then it'll hold the coralline back. Also to help coralline spread,you can use a NEW hard bristled tooth brush to scrub the coralline spots that you have growing.That will cause it to release tiny spores that will attach in other parts of the tank.

This is so true. I had very little coraline and high calcium for six months. I tried scrubbing it with a toothbrush but it just didn't seem to work. Then last month I got wind of the chemical relationship and started adding magnesium. I now have small spots of Coraline growing everywhere. Even on rocks that have always been covered with algae.

 

[reeffreak]

Good times back then Biff.We can actually laugh and poke fun of your tank.

 

[drm180]

This is so true. I had very little coraline and high calcium for six months. I tried scrubbing it with a toothbrush but it just didn't seem to work. Then last month I got wind of the chemical relationship and started adding magnesium. I now have small spots of Coraline growing everywhere. Even on rocks that have always been covered with algae.

I'm ordering a Kent Strontium and Molybdenum suppliment and it says its has magnesium in it as well. I don't have a kit to test for Mg so I'm not sure that is the problem but I'd bet it is. I've tried everything else.

 

[yote]

Dont waste your money on that Kent Strontium and Molybdenum suppliment.Just get yourself a magnesium test kit.Then if its low,use epsom Salts and this Reef Chemistry Calculator to bring it up.

 

[drm180]

Allright thanks yote. Is there any benifit from the strontium of the molybdenum? Or is there already plenty in the salt mix?

 

[drm180]

Is Red Sea a good test kit for Mg?

 

[reeffreak]

Allright thanks yote. Is there any benifit from the strontium of the molybdenum? Or is there already plenty in the salt mix?

Is Red Sea a good test kit for Mg?

They are already in the salt mix.Regular waterchanges will replenish them We having a saying in this hobby,if you don't/can't test for it then don't add it.I've never use the RS mag test,I really hate their calcium kits.Personally,I'm using ELOS and have use Salifert in the past,both good test kits.

 

[yote]

+1 Reef
When comes to magnesium,I'll only use Elos kits.The last 2 Salifert kits I got were both trash.
But the Elos kit is a little more expensive and a bit more complicated.But its reliable.
I dont like the redsea kits either.

 

[Chris_150G]

I have a Red Sea kit for Mg. It is a bit complicated. Far more so than any other test I do. Its not just adding drops and your done.