What IS it!?

[WarmSoda]

I just noticed this! The tank has been cycling since the 17th of April; I've kept all the lights off and, keep the powerheads running with the overflow and return pump also running. I do not have a protein skimmer at the moment, but am going to purchase one from CMC ASAP. IS IT CORALLINE? If it is, I thought it needed more light. Or is it something awful that I should be worried about? It's a pale red color. This is what it looks like...

pleaseplasepleaseplasepleaseplease be coralline :x:

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

its coralline, some coralline dont need the light and lives deep in down in the water.if not could be sponge.

 

[WarmSoda]

Ya! I have Coralline! ^_^

What about the junk attached on the rock in the 2nd and 3rd picture.

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

You should look into grabbing a cleanup crew if you don't have any. And if your parameters permit it.

 

[wontonflip]

Definitely coralline. I have some red coralline on one of my rocks. Apparently you get different colors depending on the amount of light you have.

 

[Smitty]

+1...Coraline algae.

 

[WarmSoda]

AHHH!! It disappeared guys! WHERE DID IT GO!? >_< The spots that it were growing in are empty! But it moved to different spots. I wish I could give you parameters, but my test kits aren't in yet.

EDIT: I would turn the lights on to keep it growing, but I don't want to do that without knowing my parameters.

 

[Bifferwine]

Why don't you want to turn your lights on? That won't affect your parameters.

 

[WarmSoda]

Why don't you want to turn your lights on? That won't affect your parameters.

Unwanted algae growth, or won't that be a problem? (Just what I read when the tank was cycling)

 

[Bifferwine]

You're going to get unwanted algae growth in a new tank no matter what you do. If you have hitch hikers that need light to survive, you're going to want to run the lights to keep them alive.

 

[WarmSoda]

Well, the Coralline that was there this morning is gone too. I don't have any more coralline. :(
I guess I'll start running the lights on a 9 1/2 hour cycle starting tomorrow. Thanks for the tip Biff. :)

 

[WarmSoda]

OK, I think I know what happened. I might have bleached it when I was taking the pictures and doing my water change. The sudden light change from absolutely nothing for a little less then a week to 6 bulbs of light must of done it; I'm almost positive that was it.

I just set up the Corallife power center and plugged in the fixture. I'm not touching the lights again...

CORALLINE, ROUND TWO, GO!

 

[yote]

The low light coraline wont survive having the lights on,but you'll get more coraline growing.