coralline algae... goood or bad?

mr pink floyd

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i have had this purplish algae growing on some LR from my tank, i notced about a month ago, and under my new lights it is spreading liek wildfire, so iwas curisous, and did some research, and found it was coralline algae, now is this good or bad, heres a pic:
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IT IS GOOD FOR YOUR TANK, IT HELPS BREAK DOWN THE WASTE. FROM MY EXPERIENCE IT GROWS ACCORDING TO THE AMOUNT OF WASTE IN YOUR SYSTEM, IN MY TANK AT ONE PIONT I HAD 1 YELLOW TANG 1 KOLE TANG AND 1 FOX FACE ALL BETWEEN 4-6 INCHES, 2 CLOWNS 2 DAMSELS AND A WATCHMAN GOBY ABOUT 3" EACH, AND THEN I DECIDED TO SWITCH OVER TO SMALLER PEACFUL FISH SO I GOT RID OF EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE 2 CLOWNS AND THE GOBY AND THEN THE CORALLINE ALGAE BEGAN TO DIE OFF ABOUT 30% OF IT JUST FADED TO A WHITISH COLOR AND THEN DISSAPEARED, NOW THAT I'VE ADDED MORE FISH TO MY SYSTEM IT IS BEGINING TO GROW BACK AGAIN.
 
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