[e_baer]

so, why is there pink and purple growing all over my glass, but not my rock? is it because i have 3 urchins in my 55?

[NATIVEVAMAN]

Maybe its because its growing on reflective glass and its easier to see,or its that New Jersey live rock.........I warned you lol.

[e_baer]

hey, the rock isnt form NJ! its from the caribean. im not sure, i have a fishy feeling that its the urchins. maybe my clacium levels. i have not checked them for a while.

[bleueau187]

maybe most of your flow is directed towards the glass. try to direct towards some of the rocks and see what happens, you need good current throught the rocks too

[e_baer]

ahhhh....you are so correct...all my flow is towards the glass! but flow also does get to my rocks, just not as well. well, im making a spray bar and im getting new pumps, so ill fix that when all the stuff comes in!

[kolokefalo]

For the first 6 months or so dont have the currents pointing at the glass. Have it all blowing across the rock face. I even go so far as to put a powerhead right on top of a really nice coralline covered piece and aim it at the rock face. It will spread like wildfire as long as you keep your calcium at 400 KH at 7-8 and magnesium at 1300. In 6 months you can point the currents anyway you want it because the corals will outcompete the coraaline for calcium anyway.

[e_baer]

hmmm...alright thanks. I havnt tested for anything ofr a while cuz i ran out of testers, but im ordering some new ones this week. so ill test everything and then ill make it to the appropriate level and hope for the best.

[blind1993]

oh i havent even got any coraline alage so far except on fake corals and the tank is 3 months old.

[NATIVEVAMAN]

Blind,since caraline is light sensative,could it be you dont have enough light?How much do you have?

[blind1993]

40 watts since my main broke and i can let sun light in.

[NATIVEVAMAN]

Well I might be wrong but I would say that.72 watts per gallon is not quite enough to grow anything. But on the up side you wont have heat issues lol.