coralline taking over tank?!? and zoas

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  1. 1fishyguy

    1fishyguy Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Literally since I installed my MH lights 3 days ago I have pink and red crust growing everywhere!!! This rock had some zoas where the pink is now at .. what is going on?!?
    Last I checked calcium was around 480. I'm not exaggerating when I say this stuff was not here at all 3 days ago.
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  2. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    umm ya needed more light!
     
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  3. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    If you don't want the coraline, get an urchin.
     
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    2in10 Super Moderator

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    I don't think that is coralline. The white nodules on it are what make be feel the way I do. The rapid growth also.
     
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  5. coylee_17

    coylee_17 Fire Goby

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    +1 coralline is usually a slower grower, also it usually likes less light from what I have read. So for it to take off after switching to MH seems odd to me, or that it is something else.
     
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    1fishyguy Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Well I think that's where my zoas were... I have massive red and pink else where that's showed up in the last few days that that looks more like coralline
     
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    coylee_17 Fire Goby

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    But it does look like coralline to me, what does it feel like? Can you scrape it off easily? Is it growing over the zoas or just around?
     
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  8. billielewis3

    billielewis3 Gigas Clam

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    idk, but i run two 250Watt MH for 7 hours a day and if i dont clean/scrape my glass every other day ill have a purple box in a week.
     
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    1fishyguy Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Here are a few more shots .. lights are off and fish trying to sleep so probably getting pissed at my flash

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  10. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    looks like cyano and corailline! plus is that a naso tang?
     
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