Duh...............

[Olive]

Okay, I think it is good..........but as you all may or may not know, I am new (again) to SW and totally new to reef tanks.........so taking is slow...................
anyway...............like I said, I think it is good, but I just wanna make sure. I have a lot of bright green almost teal stuff growing here and there all over the tank. I am not really *worried* about it or anything.........just curious. It is right along with the beautiful purple coraline (sp?) algae, so I figured just another type of algae. It is smooth and such a beautiful color. In fact, I have a lot of colors growing on the live rocks.........like yellows, pinks, purples, and all different colors of green-yellow tinges.

Is this good stuff??

 

[Great Lakes]

Congratulations! Yes, it sounds like coraline to me. All the differentcolors are hard to achieve. you must have a good lighting water quality combo going on.

GL

 

[Olive]

Congratulations! Yes, it sounds like coraline to me. All the differentcolors are hard to achieve. you must have a good lighting water quality combo going on.

GL

Oh goody, goody, goody!


Okay, what does this "macro algae" look like that I have been hearing such good things about? Or..............*duh* can you not really see it since it is so small?

 

[Olive]

All the differentcolors are hard to achieve. you must have a good lighting water quality combo going on.

Welp, if I do, it is partially by accident! We just got a new coralife double light, which I am sure is helping scads, but this stuff was growing pretty well with the light that came with the tank. It was your run of the mill daylight light, but had a kick-as* reflector on it. I have noticed coraline growing on the powerheads and inside my UV sterilzer tubes since changing lights.............so neat!

 

[Great Lakes]

Olive, the Macro stuff is usually found in a refugium or sump. It is your typical green plantlike stuff that helps export contaminents out of your system and keep phosphates under control.

I would urge you to do a complete parameter check and make notes of light timing and temps to have what sounds like a good baseline for your system. And don't forget to check the calcium levels.

And then by all means post them so we can compare notes.


Gl

 

[Olive]

Olive, the Macro stuff is usually found in a refugium or sump. It is your typical green plantlike stuff that helps export contaminents out of your system and keep phosphates under control.

I would urge you to do a complete parameter check and make notes of light timing and temps to have what sounds like a good baseline for your system. And don't forget to check the calcium levels.

And then by all means post them so we can compare notes.


Gl

Okey dokey then! Thank you!

 

[Landlocked]

I've got macro algae growing rampant in my tank. It is great! It is thriving, and it helps keep the water balanced and stable.




*You don't need a gigantic setup and a PhD in plants to grow macroalgae.*