http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:13:30 +0000 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:32:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=46280 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46280&PID=396486&title=algae#396486 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 46280
Posted: January 24 2011 at 7:32pm

Excellent question.
Bacteria of all sorts occurs naturally in and on living and dead things, sometimes in a hibernating or stasis mode but in the tank you describe it could take months for bacteria to populate. And the kind that would populate would be just a few strains.
Coralline Algae would probably never appear in that tank, but....

The prevailing winds bring all kinds of marine algae and bacteria our way from across the expanse of the Pacific Ocean. If that same tank were placed outside where rain and dust would contaminate it, the time would be shortened and the diversity would be quite interesting.

One of the major reasons that starting up a reef aquarium using some LS, LR Macroalgae and LW from other hobbyists existing tanks is not only for the thousands of different strains of bacteria, but for a myriad of other bugs and worms that naturally live in our various systems.
Of course, Macroalgae has an extended important function because of how it grows immediately and eats up pollution as fast as pollution is produced by the recently moved LS, LR and new organic matter introduced with clean base rock and sand.

Also, FYI, the bags of LS sold in the LFS are nowhere near as useful nor do they have anywhere near the amount of bacteria of a single cup of LS from a good aquarium. And they have no bugs and worms.

]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:32:06 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46280&PID=396486&title=algae#396486 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46280&PID=396433&title=algae#396433 Author: SGH360
Subject: 46280
Posted: January 24 2011 at 4:22pm

you need to have some coralline algae in the first place in other to spread. even a small rubble rock with coralline should suffice]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:22:07 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46280&PID=396433&title=algae#396433 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46280&PID=396430&title=algae#396430 Author: ReefAddict
Subject: 46280
Posted: January 24 2011 at 3:52pm

If I took fresh RO/DI water and mixed it up in a tank. Threw in some clean dead rock and dead sand and put it under lights, would it grow coraline algae over time? This is without adding critters. Where does the bacteria from the biological filtration come from? I'm at work again, bored and looking for answers. ]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:52:00 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46280&PID=396430&title=algae#396430