Green Coralline Algae?

[gummi]

My tanks is about 6 weeks old. Past the diatom stage...

My live rock is starting to turn a bit green in spots and the purple coralline is growing slowly as well. The green parts are not slimy at all and can't be scraped off with a toothbrush. Could these green patches be green coralline algae?

Any way of getting it to go more purple than green?

 

[Andrew]

Sounds like coraline to me. As for more purple growth, it will come very soon. Most coraline will start out green and than you'll get the purple growth you want.

 

[gummi]

Great, I love your avatar by the way.

If it was nuissance algae I would assume it'd appear slimy ands be able to be scraped off relatively easily.

 

[Andrew]

Thanks.

 

[davidknulp]

Isn't it another kind of algae?? I know what you mean but I think they are nor coraline. Maybe disapeared some times.

 

[Frick-n-Frags]

I think coralline comes in every color. I see cool pale blue and green under rocks in near darkness and also deep crimsons, greys, orange and yellow along with all the usual purple/coral/pink colors