Whats a good coralline booster

[Mekaeel]

awrite everybody.share your secrets of boosting coralline algea.additives etc.
cool

 

[palmerc]

1) Up the magnesium
2) Seed with some fine powdered aragonite (dust) or calcium carbonate to create nucleation sites for coralline growth
3) The key though is meant to be calcium gluconate. - apparently this is coralline fertiliser

 

[Mekaeel]

can you elaborate one no.3 please clinton

 

[palmerc]

What you want to know?

From what I've read calcium gluconate is not a very good calcium source for corals but really boosts the growth of coralline algae (look around on WWM for more inof on this). For a comercial additive based on calcium gluconate you can try Seachem Reef Calcium. Alternatively you can try one of the chemical suppliers like Merck. I know you can buy from Savannah but it is over R50/kg and I think a bag is 25kg.

 

[Mekaeel]

cool clinton.ive heared alot about purple up.how good is it?anthony,maybe you can help out here

 

[millepora]

I dip my finger for 5 minutes….:stuart:

 

[Copperband]

I dip my finger for 5 minutes….:stuart:

how much do you charge per 5 min session Mille?

 

[Afsal]

PATIENCE !!!!! the corraline will seed itself from existing growth !!!! i was also very impatient but when its takes off , u cant stop it .... also noticed that dosing of kalkwasser on top up as well using magnesium works wonders ....

i have seen the difference in my 6month old tank compared to my mates of +- 2years in respect of corraline growth !!!

 

[Smithers]

I have been very lucky with my coralline. I use a range of things, Good salt, phosphate remover, good skimming, kalk, mg and some tropic marin goodies.

 

[Mekaeel]

I dip my finger for 5 minutes….:stuart:

pm me your charges

 

[Smithers]

I think just by shaking the "King of Corralines" Hand I absorbed some of his power.

 

[Mekaeel]

I think just by shaking the "King of Corralines" Hand I absorbed some of his power.

lol.how old is your system gavin?

 

[Smithers]

1 month and I have quite a few spots all over the tank. Started after 3 weeks.

 

[Mekaeel]

whats your calcium sitting at?

 

[Smithers]

To be honest I do not know ! I dose Kalk once a week and just do regular water changes. Dose with TM Pro Coral Organic, Bio Mg, Pro Coral Mineral and Mille's salt. Good RO water seems to make a huge diff.

 

[Mekaeel]

mmh..i dose kalk every night.using pro coral organic every day, bio magnisium every 3rd day and bio calcium every day

 

[Midasblenny]

Maintaining calcium, magnesium and alkalinity levels and having an equal amount of blue and white tubes will promote coralline algae to flourish.

 

[Mekaeel]

Maintaining calcium, magnesium and alkalinity levels and having an equal amount of blue and white tubes will promote coralline algae to flourish.

hopefully after i add on my calcium reactor my parameters should be spot on,not too much of fluctuation

 

[Smithers]

Do you have Coraline growth yet Mekaeel ?

 

[Mekaeel]

Do you have Coraline growth yet Mekaeel ?

yeah i got a few specs here and there on the glass and pumps.most of my live rock is covered in it.