removing coralline algae

His tank is actually very healthy. He doesn't have a jungle of corals but
the ones he has placed are doing very well. I wish he had a pic of it on
his site.

B


"Steve" wrote in message
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On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:40:02 GMT, "Bryan" wrote:

A pet store near me has an awesome show tank with no coralline on any of
the
glass. On my way out a month back I asked him how he does it. He said
something to the effect that his multiple clams and other calcium
absorbing
species and rocks keep the glass clean for him. I need to go back and
clarify but I thought I'd give you his info.

If you run a tank that is calcium deficient the corallines stop
growing before the corals do. A lot of calcium users kept in a system
with inadequate calcium addition will produce exactly this effect.
There is detail on this in Delbeek and Sprung Vol 3.

Steve