??White Coraline??

glockcoma · #1 12/04/2007, 11:30 AM

I recently upgraded from a 29 to a 75g and in the 29 I was getting a nice purple coraline, but now that I upgraded the new coraline growth is white, doesnt look bad, but is this normal? All parameters are good except for a quick spike of nitrates (20ppm) but its now down (5ppm).

Gooli · #2 12/04/2007, 03:25 PM

white corraline usually means that its dead corraline..maybe the purple corraline turned white?

Bebo77 · #3 12/04/2007, 03:26 PM

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Originally posted by Gooli
white corraline usually means that its dead corraline.

exactly...

lowbudget · #4 12/04/2007, 03:30 PM

yeah, i notice the same, when the rock get expose to air, the coraline dies off then will eventually grow back.

glockcoma · #5 12/04/2007, 03:58 PM

but its not the purple turning to white, the purple is still there and growing but a new growth of this white coraline is starting to grow also.

gps · #6 12/04/2007, 03:59 PM

Yeah, I have the same situation in my tank too...

Bebo77 · #7 12/04/2007, 04:18 PM

do you have pic?

duc748s · #8 12/04/2007, 08:44 PM

before when i initially setup my tank the coralline was green than slowly it turned into purple, wierd...

shikhyung · #9 12/05/2007, 12:27 AM

like this

I like to know too, My tanks suddently got this and spot every where.

saltyESQ · #10 12/05/2007, 01:49 AM

looks like a sponge to me

coast2coast7390 · #11 12/05/2007, 01:53 AM

im liking what salty is saying...could be an organism of some sort

WWodyz · #12 12/05/2007, 02:43 AM

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[the new coraline growth is white [/B]

Could it be Meko?

shikhyung · #13 12/05/2007, 10:38 AM

What is Meko, have pic? No, I don't think it is sponge. It forms like purple algea, but white. Here is another pic, shows spots every where, entire the tank.

glockcoma · #14 12/05/2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally posted by WWodyz
Could it be Meko?

haha! I dont love my tank that much.

WWodyz · #15 12/05/2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally posted by glockcoma
haha! I dont love my tank that much.

The time you spend looking at it at night, Im sure its Mexican Coraline called MEKO! HAHAHa!

Siapin · #16 12/05/2007, 01:33 PM

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Originally posted by shikhyung
What is Meko, have pic?[/IMG]

This is a Meko

glockcoma · #17 12/05/2007, 01:57 PM

No this is

Siapin · #18 12/05/2007, 02:17 PM

That's called a sperm. You'll learn about it in sex ed.

abendx · #19 12/05/2007, 02:32 PM

Look outside.... it is winter. That is snow algae.

coast2coast7390 · #20 12/05/2007, 05:24 PM

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Originally posted by Siapin
This is a Meko

No thats a MAKO

tgfrench · #21 12/05/2007, 05:44 PM

Alright enough. Anyways, LFS around here got some rocks in recently that are also growing the white coralline. I don't know where its from or if it will die off from your lighting, but its out there.

glockcoma · #22 12/05/2007, 06:05 PM

Cool, it sounds like a rare form of coraline, only blessed to a chosen few in the reefer world, due to their maticulas care and love for their tank, lol.

It does look kinda cool though!

coast2coast7390 · #23 12/05/2007, 07:35 PM

you know what they say about too much of a good thing

saltyreefguy · #24 12/05/2007, 08:13 PM

possible too iodine in the water?

shikhyung · #25 12/06/2007, 12:46 AM

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Originally posted by saltyreefguy
possible too iodine in the water?

Did you mean too much iodine?