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Old 03-14-2008, 03:37 AM
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I've read hermits and urchins can both eat coraline. If you have several maybe they are preventing growth?
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Old 03-14-2008, 03:41 AM
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I don't have coralline in my tank either...well very minimal anyway. I have "perfect" parameters including magnesium. The only thing I struggle with is low pH at around 7.8-8.0. I'd also like to know why I can't grow coralline.

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What kind of lighting are you using?
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What kind of lighting are you using?
What he said.
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Old 03-14-2008, 10:55 PM
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my lighting is 150w halide over a 20 gallon. the only thing i have never checked is my magnesium. i do have some coraline on the rocks that it came with but it has not grown at all. i don't know what to do
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Old 03-14-2008, 11:48 PM
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I started adding about half the recomanded dose of Purple Up to my tank once a week and i have been getting pretty good growth from it.
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i do a half dose twice a week . i also drop my calcium dosage. its hard to say how much aas that would depend on your tank size and what your using. just be aware that purple up does have calcium in it.

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Old 03-14-2008, 05:08 AM
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I don't have coralline in my tank either...well very minimal anyway. I have "perfect" parameters including magnesium. The only thing I struggle with is low pH at around 7.8-8.0. I'd also like to know why I can't grow coralline.
Maybe if ya quit cookin 'em...

Brent: Do you have any coraline at all? You have to have at least some to seed other rocks, glass, ect.
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^ Haha! I didn't have any before I cooked them either. I do have some on one rock. I find my coralline grows better on the shady side of the rocks... ??? Weird.
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Old 03-14-2008, 01:59 PM
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I've always been able to get good coraline growth on rocks but never seem to get much on the glass.
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