Growing Coraline Algae (1 super easy step)

[@silverskyscraper1179]

It's amazing how mollies can go in a freshwater tank and a saltwater tank.

[@luisbarrueta8207]

I was about to ask... What type of fish are those.... Cuz they look like mollies... or guppies.. I had no idea that was possible... so cool...

[@Salkio]

technically not really... they will live but not for very long.

[@MiguelBlanco117]

Seems like a relatively new tank, maybe dude is using the mollies to cycle?

[@OmniversalInsect]

I believe they're brackish fish (mix of salt and fresh), so they can slowly be acclimated to both

[@TwoTreesStudio]

@@Salkio mollies will survive long-term up to 150% of seawater salt concentration, they'll be fine

[@Reefkpr1]

I saw somewhere you posted, asking about the coraline in a bottle. So glad you used this method instead. Guaranteed to work. 👍

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Agreee I kinda felt the same way as this being the best

[@kevinw7044]

This is a very old method and a good way to go if you want to kick start coralline growth.

[@TheSaltyLife]

Look forward to an update on this! 😊

[@jowens1126]

Well it's been a year. A follow up video would be great.

[@tjy4997]

2 years now! Any follow-up please

[@TheSpaceKing_]

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[@AdamUS123-j7q]

@@tjy4997 If you look at the video before his newest you will see an update where he says he will probably shut down all his tanks and move to a different state again.

[@inventoryking]

Looking forward to see how this turns out

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Will be cool to do an update 3 months from now 🤙🏼

[@stevedodd7883]

Are you still keeping marines and filming

[@Monicaa-u2s]

How long did it take to start to see new growth of the coralline?

[@hewix700]

When you cycle your tank, did you turn on the light and for how many hours?

[@eatsleepreef9565]

They were on as if I had corals

[@hewix700]

You did not experience algea growth with the lights on? How many hours did you have the light on and at what intensity?

[@juanjosecidherrera6208]

@@hewix700 i did the cicle with light on is normal having algae , when cicle was over what I did was buying some 🐌 snails

[@Menamejosh]

I bought a piece of plexiglass covered with caroline algae from my lfs frag tank and put it in my filters return it covered my tank in no time

[@eatsleepreef9565]

That’s one way to do it ;)

[@Menamejosh]

@Colin Maniscalco it was a local fish store that I had a good relationship with and talked them into selling it to me I would suggest you go to a store close to you and find something covered with caroline algae be it small rubble, rocks, frag plugs, plastic and see if they will sell it

[@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975]

How long did it take for you to get the Mollies adjusted to your saltwater tank?

[@eatsleepreef9565]

2 hours

[@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975]

@@eatsleepreef9565 I may try adding mollies to my tank again then. The last time I tried it didn't work out for me.

[@steriskyline4470]

SSEEAAAHHHAAAWWWKKKSSS RULE!!!!!!!! I would suggest acclimating for as long as you possibly can, also go for black mollies (although finding true blacks are hard nowadays) Dalmatian mollies also seem to take better to the saltwater change too. I’ve successfully added 50+ mollies to saltwater and my best results have been when I drip acclimate for 12 hours. Though I’m almost positive where you get your fish from and what country you live in will make a difference, it seems to be way more common to see them in marine tanks in the US than here in the uk. Good luck

[@sbazain]

how's the Coraline doing

[@skitf_001]

yooo can you keep us updated on the tank if the spores start to grow? and where did you order your pieces?

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Sure will. They are from a local guy

[@M3I15]

Are those Molly's?

[@karennation3580]

Ow Wow! I love Mollies! Is this salinity lower because of mollies? Could I put with coral and 1.025? I thought I heard that some are brackish but didnt relize full salt! I like balloon mollies the best! My rock I started with had spores on it. I don't know if it was real or painted. Bought at my lfs. Think its caribe sea but my tank is almost 4 months and no coraline yet. didint spread! Rock is getting darker and getting some green on top that I do not like, so I am going to try to scrub that off. I kept my lights off for several months almost 3 and I have not had one spec of algae except now starting on rocks but just started feeding frags that got and dont have a skimmer! Maybe that why because that yucky reef roids that gets in water and with no skimmer there is really no way to get rid of it but a polishing sponge I think maybe working. Ijust started using one and about every 4 days or so I have to change it because its brown!

[@Iwakeuptired]

Bro I need those tongs in my life!!! Where’d you get them?

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Amazon

[@dannycastaneda1974]

@@eatsleepreef9565 Just search for long long long tongs? LOL

[@milkspotscausemetospazzout6813]

Did the coraline algae grow on the rock ?

[@gufron4011]

Bro.. Is what kind of fish is that? I though it was guppy..

[@brandonanderson3216]

Where did you get that rock set up?

[@connormckeon8101]

Hey man, big fan. What powerhead is that in your tank? it looks good for anemone protection

[@eatsleepreef9565]

👋it is the Nero 5

[@JayJay-1985]

Mines a new tank of 2 months and I've got it growing everywhere. I used red sea coraline grow kh

[@Meilingsueyoung]

Yeah do you have a KZbin?

[@jjmccloud]

Love the aquascape

[@alexanryset1404]

I have some in my fresh water what's that mean?

[@Togidubnus]

What a palaver. The easiest way is to grind up the coralline into a paste with a mortar and pestle. Any pests get made into paté. Also, you won't have any nubbly bits to get rid of. I got super-quick colonisation this way.

[@AdamUS123-j7q]

I just did the same thing hopefully I will see some coralline in the next couple months!

[@daveaquatics7918]

Oh I just order a parrot fish to include in my tank.

[@Aquatic_Amigo]

What’s was that dip again?

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Polyplab reef primer

[@carlotheatheist]

Excuse me. Your water? Is that ordinary saltless water?

[@jeffsreeftank]

Precautionary measures 👍🏾👍🏾

[@philcam9493]

What is the salinity range for CCA?

[@MrRoyalFreak]

its a couple months later is there any updates on this ?

[@volteface69]

Merci pour ta vidéo !!! 👍👍👍

[@TwoTreesStudio]

Hey were the fish ok after eating all that crushed up rock? I guess it's similar to natural reef breakdown from waves and violent big fish and stuff, but seeing little fish gobble up pulverized coral fragments that might contain toxins has me worried. Is anything in the coraline algae toxic to fish or inverts if it gets released into the water? (edit: also "supplemental" is totally a word no worries there hahaha)

[@Cosigner22]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@reconnaissance7372]

I just use a Coraline buffer which is probably slower but super sanitary

[@marcelrodriguez2067]

I have so much live rock and snails with coralline algae and yet its been over 3 months and hasnt spread anywhere lol

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Haha give it time. And keep parameters stable

[@theideaofclips5481]

Make sure your iodine levels are at the correct level, it’s a booster to coralline algae. If u use carbon it will strip ur iodine.

[@kimworrall2162]

I had the same issue but now I wish I hadn’t got it, once my tank was stable it grew really well still growing 😊

[@prestondwhite]

I just git a reef tank from a fella who is moving across the country. his/my live rock is purple I was like is this bad or good and now I know. thanks for the information. be well!

[@joemajor6066]

Good thing you turned your bad boy off! Nice work on sporing your tank.

[@radiantreefs305]

That was a asterina starfish, they eat coraline algae.

[@Tjkruse9889]

After having my tank for 2 years i finally have 2 small spots growing

[@ajsreef1034]

Best way to try grow coraline is to not try grow it ;)

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Haha

[@ILmachiner]

That starfish was on there eating the coriline.

[@jussless2834]

Those starfish multiply like crazy and they do eat soft corals and will irritate zoas

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Ya they can surely

[@3jimp]

Just take a rock with coralline turn your pumps and skimmer off - take a knife and scrape away - swish knife in water and turn everything back on 15 min later - Case closed

[@MartyLuminarty]

Title says 1 easy step, but I'm witnessing multiple steps.

[@eatsleepreef9565]

HAHA

[@alexpoultney7783]

I wish I didn’t have coralline.

[@ejcivicdee]

Off topic, but do you recommend the drop algae scraper that you had on your JBJ 45? I am deciding between that or innovative media reactor with GFO. Thanks

[@-Coaltrain]

I need to give it away my tank growing it to fast

[@Crash_Tv.]

I was so confused I had no idea mollies could go in saltwater

[@jetli3352]

I heard mollies are brackish water and can acclimate to saltwater.

[@muffemod]

post before and after video

[@rja9784]

I’ve always let the coralline grow on its own. If you have a reef tank, coralline algae will eventually grow in your tank

[@Aquatic_Amigo]

Why did you go with those fish first is there a reason ... they look like black mollies 😂

[@eatsleepreef9565]

They were used to cycle the tank and yes they are mollies

[@alangorji6802]

how mollies survive in saltwater?

[@waynewayne9693]

OR just pay 20 bucks for coralline spores in a bottle that has like 4 different varieties and pour that shit into the tank. 30 seconds at most and is truly one easy step.

[@calamari.jaksun8914]

Add Caulerpa and Gracilaria algae to the tank-

[@robertdaone]

So this is a freshwater tank, I see mollys??

[@eatsleepreef9565]

The mollies were acclimated to salt

[@omegablast2002]

@@eatsleepreef9565 wtf? Fresh water fish can survive in salt?

[@Vador-ft5xo]

@@omegablast2002 no, but some fish like mollies can live in fresh water and salt water

[@omegablast2002]

@@Vador-ft5xo i had no idea that was possible 😊

[@gabesreef]

👍🏽

[@cooperpaine2899]

Freshwater fish in a saltwater tank ¿ what the heck

[@jetli3352]

I heard mollies are brackish water and can acclimate to saltwater.

[@OnTheReef]

I don't know why people want to buy or introduce coraline. It will show up eventually. What's the rush?

[@skitf_001]

aesthetics, it covers rocks and the overflow meaning nuisance algae can’t latch on too well

[@OnTheReef]

@@skitf_001 If there are issues with nuisance algae, then it will grow somewhere. But to each their own.

[@gorillavanilla5963]

Gettin it from someone else is not growing it

[@Bwndz]

Or just use purple up? Smh

[@omegablast2002]

Purple helix you mean... Purple up is snake oil.

[@sebaseven]

as always 👍

[@eatsleepreef9565]

🤙🏼

[@christianjones722]

First...

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Dang your on it!!