Live rock loosing the purple color

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  1. serotonin

    serotonin Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Come to find I was doing my Ca test incorrectly. I was maintaining a Ca level of about 330 DOH!!!! Its up to 380 as of yesterday, weee! I'm starting to notice small areas of deep purple coraline on my glass.

    (WHUPS!)
     
    serotonin, Aug 1, 2006
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  2. barmer

    barmer Plankton

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    Nice rock...
     
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  3. jonathan

    jonathan Aiptasia Anemone

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    after you bring your calcium above 400 and you haven't noticed as much coralline growth as you'd like, try using a trace element supplement.
     
    jonathan, Nov 14, 2006
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  4. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    In one of my tanks, Ive lost all my purple and pink coralline, but it was replaced with some awesome burgundy reddish coralline. Its everywhere in that tank! If you look at my gallery, pay attention to the rock, you will see it.
     
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  5. turbo4603

    turbo4603 Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Nice tank !!! :)
     
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  6. davidh

    davidh Astrea Snail

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    can i ask does a calcium reactor great increase chances of getting coraline alge back??
     
    davidh, Nov 18, 2006
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  7. usmc121581

    usmc121581 Astrea Snail

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    I guys I sort of got the same problem. I current built a canapy and added 2-250w 20k mogul bulbs to my current fixture which now is 760watts total. After I did that I noticed I;'m loosing all my pink coralline algea. I have some green caralline that seems not to be affected by the change in light. My water parameters are good my calcuim is always around 480. Heres some pics I took of it.
     

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