tennisjad3 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 So my tank has coralline completely covering all 3 sides except the front. I just moved this weekend and while the water was drained (about 15 from the 29 gal tank), I took a razor and ripped off half the coralline on each side. That being said, it's pretty funky looking having a straight line across all 3 walls where the pure coat of pure/pink just stops. Is it safe to remove this stuff with a razor with the tank full? Not sure if scraping a ton off directly in the water will mess up my water (ph, nitrates, ammonia, etc). Plus I like the clear glass look A LOT better! Please let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Reefer Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Yeah I wouldn't worry about it too much ... just pick up larger, unsightly pieces or just crumble them with your fingers They naturally decompose releasing more nutrients into the water than anything that will spike harmful trates or phates The Calcium residue will eventualy crumble into fine sand particles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 +1 A lot of it can continue to grow where it lands if it's getting the right amount of light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennisjad3 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, Timfish said: +1 A lot of it can continue to grow where it lands if it's getting the right amount of light. So if I scrape it off the walls and it lands on the rock, it'll grow there? I'm cool with purple rocks. Just a heavyduty coat of this on my walls is getting gross looking to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Reefer Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 On a side note Over the last couple of years I have noticed reefers talking about something I have noticed myself with my tanks. LED tanks do not grow Coralline algae on glass as much as the florescent lights and the Metal Halides LEDs seem to keep it on the rocks. I believe this is because of the optics on LEDs and the light is less diffused to the glass. I was wondering what type of light you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FluxCapacitor Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I'm using LEDs and the corraline isn't growing on my glass. It is on the rocks and on the plastic overflow though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMorsePremium Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I'm using LEDs and have plenty of coraline on glass (Back wall, I keep it at bay on the other 3 sides) Should be fine to scrape though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 I think it would largely depend on how focused the led optics are and how many panels you have, Bulbs tend to scatter the light more which means more will strike the glass. Scrape away, you wont hurt anything by removing it off the glass. You're not killing it just moving it honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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