Low Light Coralline?

marie · #1 03-09-2009, 04:07 AM

Does the inside of my skimmer count? It's lit with 2 26w power compacts that are about 3 feet away and yes there is at least 75% coverage on the side of the skimmer facing the lights

Tom R · #2 03-09-2009, 04:57 AM

I have a 25G tall SPS tank and it is growing Coraline algae under 2 x 55W PC bulbs.

Tom R

tgoeujon · #3 03-09-2009, 05:02 AM

13 watt in a eclipse 12. took almost three years though lol

hillegom · #4 03-09-2009, 06:12 AM

I have a 50 gal and coraline grows right to the bottom. 3x 27 watt home depot daylight CFLs. They only have the 25 watters now.

High tide · #5 03-09-2009, 09:45 AM

I have deep purple coralline growing on rocks in my sump that get the spill of 2-400w halides at over 6' high and 3' away.

Myka · #6 03-09-2009, 03:39 PM

I thought so!! Thanks guys!

I've never been able to figure out why my tank doesn't grow coralline. I figured I could rule out lighting. The tank is 2 or 3 years old (can't remember), and there are only small patches of coralline. It's always been that way. It's an LPS reef, so obviously cal, alk, mag are all in check. I just can't figure it out...

brizzo · #7 03-09-2009, 06:06 PM

Pour in some purple up, that should fix it! (kidding!)

But maybe?