wondering y i dont have coralline growing on the glass or rocks

[spookey]

want to know y:WHY: :confused:

[jojo22]

Well what are your calcium and alkalinity levels???
This would be a good place to start.

[spookey]

damm............. i nee to get a new calcium test

[jojo22]

That would be a good thing. Coraline would also grow faster with stronger light. What light are you running.

[spookey]

its a formosa-ss (pl-jd2-28 the gf got it ...its a single strip double fan system.....the website www.jbjlighting.com... dont know if is good

[jojo22]

All I see are the flip up legs. Any chance of a better description or a link to the exact product. How long have you had it??

[spookey]

http://www.jbjlighting.com/sys_formosa_ss_broch.html about 2mo



chris

[jojo22]

Which size light and what size tank?? Cal and Alk play more of a role than light but light does help. coraline will grow in a tank with NO lighting but at a slower rate.

[spookey]

i think tis on give more info 30" funny huh ...she said she save money with that one..and my tank is 55g.. ok

http://www.thehiddenreef.com/saltwater_aquarium_supplies/aquarium_supplies_reef_products/jbformosa_ss.htm

this one give more info on it


chris

[jojo22]

What are you keeping in the tank?? If it is a fish only system you are fine if you want to keep corals I would suggest a better light. you are at aprox. 1.19 Watts per gal, that is not much especially for PC lighting.

[spookey]

i just have fish.... two pink tip anemone and i have some little mushroom growing in there now



chris

[jojo22]

How long have you had the anemones they will almost certinly die if you do not get a better light or find them an appropriate home. the shroom on the other hand may be okay as they usually prefer less light.

[mutts]

this may sound stupid (i have been asked this at work) but you must have live rock in your tank to get coralline

that said

your cal levals are very import like jo said, if nothing else works you can try going with products like purple up or coral boost but for the most part they don't work they just add cal into your tank (if you feel you must use a product i would use coral boost over purple up)

but the first step is testing and trying to get higher lights

[spookey]

o ok ...i have had my anemones for 5mo they r big i have about 50lbs of LR i should try coral boost hav to look in to that looking in to new lighting



chris

[mutts]

test your cal first they may be no point in paying $30 for a bottle of stuff when all you need is cal. if you don't want to buy a test kit or can't get one for some reason (you do need one) then go to a good LFS and they should test it for you free of charge.

[spookey]

ok ty mutts and jojo


chris

[greg97527]

also some have great success with purple up if ur levels are fine, i have never used it but my friend at the lfs did and made a ibig difference.

[Sweetpea]

I use Kent Tech CB two part supplement. It keeps my calcium and alk levels stable, and I have seen really nice coralline growth.