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Purple live rock turning white.
I m in the process of cycling my new marine tank.
My rocks has been purple for a good part of a year or so and the last few.
I have about 4wpg over the tank.
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Treat it like a woman on her cycle.
So what so i need.
I see that this thread is very old but i would like to ask the same question.
Live rock turning white.
Some of the live rock had the purple coloration and some of it was just brownish colored.
Do i need more.
I ve had my tank for 2 years now and my dry rock isn t growing coralline algae.
Live rock live sand or a combination are used to control nitrates but live rock can turn white if nitrates are too high.
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The red purple coloration is from coraline algae and the brown and stuff is just detrius material from growing bacteria and other living organisms on the rock.
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Is that normal or is something wrong.
Your live rock aquarium needs more light than a tank that only has fish because some.
Im not sure what part is turing white but if it was a purple like covering on some of the rook.
That was coraline algea and its turing white because you have a new tank setup without the right levels of calcium alkalinity and magnesium.
Live rock turning colors.
What colour should my live rock be turning.
I have 55g tank with 75lbs of live rock with nova extreme t 5 fixtures w lunar lights.
How do you get your live rock purple.
Everytime i pull a koralia out of the water for a long period when the coralline on it goes from purple to white.
By juce23 april 9 2011 in biological filtration.
I know that the purple that happens to show up is corraline algae but don t know how to get me rocks that color.
Live rock has been in 10 days some of my live rock has gone a lovely pink purple colour but a lot of it has gone a brown colour.
Live rock turning white help please.
What can make purple rocks turn white.
I bought dry rock online and a few chunks of live rock to see from a guy in a local club.
Oh yea the majority of rock is very purple and pink so i was able to notice the orange color.
Hey guys my live rock is turning white from being red and purple.
I had a big tank crash a few months ago so i want to make things right before i start again.