Encrusting coral growth support.

footballcs12 · 09/10/2013, 08:20 PM

Im looking into getting a couple of monti colonies to take over the back wall in my tank. From what I'm seeing, they do better at this job with a layer of coralline already on the glass, in my new 75, there is none. Is there anything to substitute this or does the coralline not make that much of a difference and I shouldnt be worried?

footballcs12 · 09/11/2013, 09:16 AM

morning bump

cloak · 09/11/2013, 10:49 AM

I don't think the coralline algae makes much of a difference. I have a montipora that is growing just as fast on the side glass, (no coralline algae) as it is the back glass. (covered in coralline algae) I also have a montipora that is growing quite well on my plastic overflow box. This doesn't have very much coralline algae on it at all.

09/10/2013, 08:20 PM	#1
footballcs12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 256	Encrusting coral growth support. Im looking into getting a couple of monti colonies to take over the back wall in my tank. From what I'm seeing, they do better at this job with a layer of coralline already on the glass, in my new 75, there is none. Is there anything to substitute this or does the coralline not make that much of a difference and I shouldnt be worried?

09/11/2013, 09:16 AM	#2
footballcs12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 256	morning bump

09/11/2013, 10:49 AM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	I don't think the coralline algae makes much of a difference. I have a montipora that is growing just as fast on the side glass, (no coralline algae) as it is the back glass. (covered in coralline algae) I also have a montipora that is growing quite well on my plastic overflow box. This doesn't have very much coralline algae on it at all.