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    Posted: September 06 2007 at 9:07pm
As some of you know, I have never been able to grow coraline algae in my tank.  I live in Oklahoma and I guess there is just something in the water here that has been keeping it from growing?  I don't know! I've done everything to grow this stuff but I've just never been able to do it.  So get this, I got some pods from Amie and they were in green water, (I don't know anything about that stuff but I'm assuming its algae), anyways and I haven't done a water change in 3 weeks.  All of a sudden, I'm getting pink coraline on my powerheads and back glass!  I don't know if it was the stuff that Amie sent or the lack of water changes, or what?  What do you guys think?  Should I keep laying off the water changes?
 
I know some of you are saying "I wish mine would stop growing because I can't keep it scraped off!"  But my rocks are the same color they were when I got them, brown, and this would really brighten my tank up!  I'm soooo happy! 
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I really like the looks of Coraline algae especially when it is so thick on live rock that it looks like it was dipped in ping honey.  I have about 5 different types in my tanks which are glass so I scrape a lot.  If I had acrylic I would not like it nearly as much...
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That's great Kindra! I like coraline algae too except when it gets on the front glass. If you had NONE then maybe what was in the water from Amie "seeded" your tank with coraline.
 
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You know, I got kind of lazy and have cut back the # of water changes (like once every 3 weeks...) and my coraline has started growing like crazy... I just figured it was because my tank is maturing, but now you have me thinking that maybe less water changes have something to do with it.... hmmmmmm
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No, I don't think what Amie gave me seeded it, because I did already have some on rocks that I've bought that came with corals on them.  I just couldn't get it to grow, it just stays on the one rock and the rest of my rock just stays brown and green. Unhappy 
 
I think it was Mark that had suggested I cut back on the water changes.  He had responded to my post about not being able to grow it.  I just couldn't handle not doing water changes because it makes me feel like I'm letting things go or not tending to the tank like I should.  But I put my new canopy on my tank and I don't have a way to lift it and the lighting up, so I haven't been able to do a water change.
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