coralline algae growth

[hottielover14]

I have 40 lbs of LR and 60 lbs of LS. My calcium is 500 and my alk is 4 mg/L. I have it up for 5 months and have seen no coralline algae growth.

Give it time. Once it is balance and steady it will grow all over the place.

What additives are you using?
What is your schedule for the additives?

[Phil5613]

What are your other water parameters and are you sure there is NO coraline? Is your Live rock bleach white? What colors is the rock you have? What is your maintenance schedule? What are you doing for maintenance? Do you know what coraline is supposed to look like in a 5 month old tank that is setup like you're I.E. lighting/filtration?

[hottielover14]

I add strontium every 4 days and calcium every 5 days and iodine every week. My ph is 8.2, ammonia is 0, nitrite is 0.05, nitrate is 12ppm, calcium is 495 mg/L, alk is 4.5 meg/L, and my salinity is 1.022. I don't see any colored algae in mine except for a little brown. No my LR is not bleach white and I have purple, pink,red and greens on my LR. I do a 10% water change every week. I change my filter media every month. No I don't know what it's supposed to look like in a 5 month old tank but I'm guessing that it looks like all coralline algae like purple everywhere.

[Phil5613]

UM if your rock has those colors why do you say you have no coraline?

[hottielover14]

on my glass or any new coralline. Those colors were already on it when I got it.

[hottielover14]

i haven't got any new coralline on my glass or rocks.

It will come... what power heads do you have in the tank?

[hottielover14]

i have 1 250 gph.

[hottielover14]

can the coralline come w/ brown algae on glass.