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    CalCareOus AlGae

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    H| gUyz,

    Am wOndere|ng wAts The ProceSS of GrowTh lIke foR CalCareoUs AlGae?

    I dO haVE sOme reD stUFf gRowinG oN my PiPes..HoPEfuLLy iTs noT reD slIMe? WatS the EarLy stAGEs OF cAL. ALgAe lIke? HoW do They LooK liKe (as In theIr FirsT staGEs of GrowtH)? ThE laST ThiNg I waNNA do IS 2 ScruB off nEw CALcAREOUS alGAe ofF my SurfAces (tHinKIng thAt iTS Red SlimE algAe)

    Ps* I kOe hOw CalcareOus Algae (ThOse foUnd on LIve RockS) looK likE.

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    its hard n not slimy. if u scrape nvm.the spores will recolonise again.1st stage is jus a tiny speck.
    Acroporids and Tridacnids

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    lionel.. first.. dun type like that.. pls.. very difficult to read leh..

    second.. if u use a brush to brush the rocks, it should not peel off easily.. in fact, it will not peel off!!!
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    Hi Guyz...

    Sorrie for the earlier fonts...cos me 10 fingers have each a mind of its own....am typing wif juz ne finger now....

    One more quick question....how do I get Calcareous algae growing n flourishing?

    wats the trick? any SPECIAL cnditiners that I should add?

    Pls advise..................................

    L/

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    u will need kalkwasser, strontium, trace elements and idodide... these are important especially kalkwasser as calcarous algae can be considered as hard corals... they need doses of calcium elements to grow...[]
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