Losing Coraline....

HL, if you have your calcium straightened out, it will start growing at a pretty good clip. You can scrape some off other areas and let it float around....that will help. It takes time to grow tho , be patient ;D

And I'm with Matt.....I'll bet the Calcium is the problem Scoffer is having as well....waiting for test results

 

damn test kit!!!! won't be here till Thirsday. Guess Im gonna run some down to the LFS after all. Could've done that yesterday but thought the test kits were gonna arrive before now. But will post as soon as I get'em!!!


Sco

 

keep your phosphate low, coraline stops growing in the presence of high p03 levels. if you can, use kalkwasser to help buffer your calcium as kalk helps get rid of p03

 

Scoffer, I think I would agree with the others who pointed to calcium as possibly being the problem. My calcium is always super high due to the brand salt I have been using (around 650), so my coralline grows at a very rapid rate. It will cover a new piece of rock in my tank in no time at all. As for your coral beauty, I have one as well and it's never been a problem for me.
Good luck to you, hope all goes well.

 

doesn't too much kalk lower your mag. I will try and scrape some off too.

 

I drip Kalk regularly and my Mag had not budged from 1400 in a few weeks. Of course, my mag test kit is all used up. None of the LFS can get it right now...back order for the last 2 months

 

Scoffer,

Didja get that kit today???

 

ok but today i checked my kalk IV and it's plugged up with kalk. how can i break it up. somebody said try vinegar does that work.

 

Yup, vinegar works....rinse well!

I flush my line each time I add Kalk, I just let it run straight through for a few seconds....

 

i haven't used it for a week becuase i ran out of kalk and so it's just sat there with kalk in it. Thats why. How long do i use the vinegar for, does it work fast.