KMiller Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I have Coraline starting to grow all over my new(ish.. 2 months old) overflow box. I was hoping to nip it in the bud before it got out of hand.. or should i not? It's all over the back and side walls of my tank.. but I gave up on trying to get it off! lol Is Coraline good? bad? ugly?(scratch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Re: Coraline? it is good and can be ugly and hard to get off. Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algae Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Personally, I'd let it go. Remember that there are people that would love to have your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 You will spend your free time cleaning it. Let it go. I like my black overflow covered in pink coralline. It looks more natural Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Re: Coraline? I used to be one of those that wished I had some....but now I do, albeit it is coming in slow, this is the first time I have been able to grow some Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Once I started dosing 2-part the coraline really took off. I let it go for a while, but now I can hardly see in the front of the tank. It will take a good day of scraping before I will have it all clean. :( dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwald144 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 What is the best way to get it to grow? Mature tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undrtkr_00 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 What is the best way to get it to grow? Mature tank? Seems that way to me. I didn't have much for a long time, then all of a sudden it started to grow like crazy. Grows fastest in high flow areas for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendaroo Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hope no one minds if I piggy-back on this thread. What's the best way to get coralline algae off the sides of an acrylic tank? I scratched our tank trying to get it off by scraping with the edge of a credit card. I ordered a kit to polish the scratches out of the acrylic, but it started growing back before I even got a chance to polish the tank. How to I keep it at bay? We recently switched to metal halide lighting, so I was wondering if the increased light levels were causing the coralline growth. Should I cut back on how long we leave the light on? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Go to an acrylics supply company in your area and have them cut a 4 inch square piece of 1/8 inch. Use the fresh sharp flat sides to safely scrape the acrylic tank. As the sides get dull (they won't clean as well) take it back to the acrylic shop and have them re-cut a fresh edge on 4 sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Max-GTE Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Also, Kent (brand, not person) makes a great algae scraper that is safe for acrylic. It's either the red or yellow blade that is safe for acrylic, but it is about as good as a razor blade, and you can buy replacements for it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Re: Coraline? nice to know . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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