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Product Spotlight: ARCReef Coralline in a Bottle

by greg.chernoff

Coralline algae is a fantastic red alga for any type of saltwater tank. It is especially popular in reef tanks and plays a variety of different roles in each environment. First, Corallines are a great option to turn bare rock colorful and lively. They also provide protection to the rock and an excellent surface for corals and other marine life to establish themselves on. Corallines help fuse your reef together and a heavy presence of this algae typically signifies a well-established, healthy, and nicely aged aquarium. In the ocean they play a vital role in protecting the reef and at the same time, acting as the great connector or glue of the reef. Corallines separate themselves from other algae in multiple ways. The main identifier of this algae is the calcareous deposits between their cell walls which give them a rigid formation easily mistaken for a type of stony coral rather than red algae.   
 
AlgaeBarn distributes Atlantic Reef Conservation’s Coralline Algae in a Bottle. AlgaeBarn is a huge fan of Atlantic Reef Conservation and their coralline algae products. Atlantic Reef Conservation’s product comes in two different lines: Purple Helix and Pink Fusion. These bottles contain live coralline algae spores and active nitrifying bacteria that are both beneficial allies for your aquarium. As the coralline spores fixate and develop on the surfaces of an aquarium, you will see beautiful pink and purple “spots” expanding outward and encrusting their surroundings. Over time, this algae will spread to most parts of the aquarium and even help protect against other nuisance algae. 
 
Not only does Atlantic Reef Conservation produce a great product but they also donate 20% of their proceeds to repairing coral reefs.  Outside of their products, Atlantic Reef Conservation is dedicated to the conservation and development of coral reefs and AlgaeBarn is honored to partner with such a unique and wonderful company.

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  1. Zach Hankins says

    May 5, 2022 at 5:30 am

    Just getting ready to start a cycle on a reef tank with dry Marco rock. Do I need to wait any amount of time to add this product or can it be added at beginning of the cycle?

    Thanks
    Zach

    Reply
    • greg.chernoff says

      May 5, 2022 at 4:00 pm

      You want to wait until you are completely cycled and stable before using this product, also ensure your cal / alk / mag balance is great and it will take off!

      Reply
  2. sourdog22 says

    May 29, 2022 at 3:00 am

    I love the look of coralline algae.

    Reply
    • Raven Scholtz says

      May 30, 2022 at 7:43 am

      Me too! Do you prefer pink or purple? 🙂

      Reply
  3. Kathleen Ryan says

    May 30, 2022 at 2:07 pm

    It’s so cool to see this growing in my tank

    Reply
  4. ernie.alvarez0325 says

    May 30, 2022 at 4:49 pm

    Coralline algae gives the tank a beautiful color. MKe sure and check your mag, alk, and calcium levels

    Reply
    • Scott says

      July 18, 2022 at 9:33 pm

      I can’t wait until my tank has cycled and stable so I can use this! Plus, I think it’s awesome that some of the proceeds go to a great cause.

      Reply
  5. bullmoose1977 says

    May 31, 2022 at 3:59 pm

    I’ve used this product before and had excellent results!

    Reply
  6. Daniel Olguin says

    June 3, 2022 at 10:43 am

    I love the look of coralline algae.

    Reply
  7. Mark's fish tank says

    June 5, 2022 at 3:30 pm

    I need to get me a bottle

    Reply
  8. billandambermags says

    June 5, 2022 at 3:43 pm

    I used thus in my current system and in took a little time e but is now exploding with both purple and pink coralline as I used both.

    Reply
  9. perru380 says

    June 6, 2022 at 5:03 am

    I need some coraline algea

    Reply
  10. Dallas says

    June 6, 2022 at 8:44 am

    I have always wondered whether this product works. I may have to try it!

    Reply
    • David J Todorov says

      June 6, 2022 at 2:27 pm

      I did notice that this accelerates the development of coralline algea. I used it in my display.

      Reply
  11. markwdunlap88 says

    June 6, 2022 at 2:48 pm

    My tank is about 3 months old, is it too new to start adding this?

    Reply
  12. mybuddykosar says

    June 6, 2022 at 3:16 pm

    Used it on two tanks and would use it again

    Reply
  13. jhoffman says

    June 6, 2022 at 5:49 pm

    It’s so cool to see this growing in my tank!

    Reply
  14. Steven says

    June 7, 2022 at 4:08 pm

    I need to get some purple in my tank

    Reply
  15. crplcarott says

    June 8, 2022 at 12:44 pm

    Thinking about trying this.

    Reply
  16. Griffin A says

    June 8, 2022 at 8:56 pm

    hope the quality control is better this time but is a great product otherwise

    Reply
    • Raven Scholtz says

      June 9, 2022 at 1:08 pm

      Hi there Griffin! If you haven’t already spoke to someone about this, please email [email protected] and I would be happy to help!

      Reply
  17. jwowen41 says

    June 9, 2022 at 1:09 pm

    Added this to my tank

    Reply
  18. tbrown3589 says

    June 9, 2022 at 7:48 pm

    I’m curious if there’s any difference between the pink and purple as far as cal/mag/alk export?

    Reply
  19. Rick Barnhart says

    June 13, 2022 at 6:34 pm

    This stuff worked for me I’ve used it twice

    Reply
  20. joshuastevens930 says

    June 13, 2022 at 8:21 pm

    Never tried this cause everyone tells me if my tank is established it won’t work but then again I can’t grow coralline anyways

    Reply
  21. sahnwts says

    June 14, 2022 at 4:39 am

    Love coralline

    Reply
  22. Andrea says

    June 14, 2022 at 5:52 am

    I think I may have to get these! I’ve always heard great things about coraline algae and was hoping to have it in my tank… guess now I can!

    Reply
  23. grammy6851 says

    June 15, 2022 at 2:50 am

    Already got too much

    Reply
  24. sclarke_o says

    June 16, 2022 at 5:46 am

    Starting to see a few patches appear here n there

    Reply
  25. paulmatthewguilliam says

    June 17, 2022 at 9:32 am

    Very cool product

    Reply
  26. Tian Sorg says

    June 17, 2022 at 11:46 am

    I love to see the corraline growing in my tank!

    Reply
  27. Matt Armstrong says

    June 19, 2022 at 2:18 pm

    Would like to try some of this

    Reply
  28. dengwilliam96 says

    June 20, 2022 at 8:52 pm

    great information on coralline algae, I have it growing on my backwall.

    Reply
  29. vanlierew says

    June 21, 2022 at 8:03 am

    Need to get some pink I have purple already

    Reply
  30. tcobosco says

    June 22, 2022 at 1:18 am

    Product works great if instructions are followed it doesn’t happen over night but does work

    Reply
  31. robert.lowell says

    June 25, 2022 at 6:34 pm

    I have the coralline in a bottle. Haven’t used it on the new setup yet, but looking forward of results

    Reply
  32. fedexman47 says

    June 29, 2022 at 12:06 pm

    This is pretty cool

    Reply
  33. fedexman47 says

    June 29, 2022 at 12:10 pm

    Awesome stuff

    Reply
  34. chad.boehler says

    July 3, 2022 at 1:16 pm

    I’ll have to pick some up on my next order 🙂

    Reply
  35. matthew.k.wyatt says

    July 6, 2022 at 3:28 pm

    this stuff is awesome!

    Reply
  36. Alexandra Gulledge says

    July 7, 2022 at 12:55 pm

    I used the pink bottle on my new tank. It’s coming in slowly but it is growing.

    Reply
  37. michaelruxton says

    July 9, 2022 at 4:21 pm

    This Coralline is great for seeding a new tank. Make sure you can support it though. It will deplete your parameters.

    Reply
  38. Christopher Hooks says

    July 12, 2022 at 12:29 pm

    I ordered one of these a while back and it was worth it. It is finally taking off

    Reply
  39. Robert Land Kligerman says

    July 12, 2022 at 10:23 pm

    My tank is about 6-8 months old. It’s a 50 gallon mixed Reef (with 20 gallon sump/fuge underneath) and all my LPS/SPS/soft corals and Gorgonians, along with my macroalgae in my fuge, are all super healthy, vibrant and growing like crazy. I used dry rock on this build, and have used the ARC Coraline products, both purple and pink, on 2 separate occasions but have yet to see a spec of purple or pink… there’s a lot of greens, yellows, etc growing on it, but again, zero purple or any variation. My parameters are perfect, calcium 480, alkalinity 8.7, salinity 1.025, phosphates .04, ammonia 0, nitrites 0, and nitrates <5. I’ve got about 200 watt LED lighting tuned in at 35% white, 81% blue, 86% UV/violet, 81% purple, 15% green, 12% warm white. All my snails have thick purple Coraline growing on their shells. I’ve also crushed up Coraline algae and spread it throughout the tank, but still I see absolutely nothing on the rocks or glass or any of the equipment. Can you give me any advice on why this is? Back in the day when I would use live rock it was never an issue, but this is my first time using dry rock and I’m wondering if there’s anything else I can do? Please help!! Thanks a lot

    Reply
    • David Sorensen says

      December 9, 2022 at 2:37 pm

      Purchased both the pink and purple pack. Added into new tank once cycling was completed. Already have coralline spots showing up after 30 days. Just make sure to follow the directions for the parameters listed on the instructions.

      Reply
  40. Raven Scholtz says

    July 13, 2022 at 9:03 am

    Adding coralline from ARC reef will not effect your water parameters as it is coralline algae spores and nitrifying bacteria!

    Reply
  41. trizzi says

    July 14, 2022 at 7:30 am

    Still waiting for mine to grow

    Reply
    • Raven Scholtz says

      July 18, 2022 at 2:22 pm

      Have you had any swings in water parameters, temperature, or salinity? What are your water parameters currently? 🙂

      Reply
  42. Patrick Pokrop says

    July 18, 2022 at 3:29 pm

    So much better than a naked rockscape

    Reply
  43. Chris Poynter says

    July 18, 2022 at 5:23 pm

    It’s great until it starts growing on you glass

    Reply
  44. Chris Poynter says

    July 18, 2022 at 5:24 pm

    It’s great until it starts growing on you glass

    Reply
  45. James Bradshaw says

    July 18, 2022 at 9:50 pm

    Colorful covered rocks look so good I purchased some! Can’t wait for it to take hold

    Reply
  46. gerrynator4 says

    July 25, 2022 at 3:39 pm

    Coralline looks amazing and this product did yield some for me

    Reply
  47. Rob says

    October 29, 2022 at 1:42 pm

    I would try some…

    Reply
  48. Christopher Johnson says

    October 31, 2022 at 3:06 am

    Woo hoo go algae barn!

    Reply
  49. Kelly Davis says

    November 3, 2022 at 10:38 pm

    I tried both bottles in two different tanks. I didn’t really notice a difference. Just figured it was worth a shot…🤷🏻‍♀️

    Reply
  50. Kelly Davis says

    November 3, 2022 at 10:41 pm

    Didn’t seem to work.

    Reply
  51. KiltedReefer says

    November 5, 2022 at 2:50 pm

    Tried once. Unfortunately I got to impatient and tank wasn’t quite ready. I hope to give it another go soon now that it has settled.

    Reply
  52. scott says

    November 8, 2022 at 11:40 pm

    Starting Now

    Reply
  53. nate says

    November 10, 2022 at 7:41 am

    great place to start before growing stony corals

    Reply
  54. David Bommarito says

    November 13, 2022 at 2:24 pm

    cool

    Reply
  55. Joel says

    November 21, 2022 at 6:05 pm

    Love me some Coralline

    Reply
  56. eric says

    November 24, 2022 at 9:16 am

    Why not just go natural way

    Reply
  57. Botzz28 says

    November 26, 2022 at 11:54 pm

    I started with live rock. Can i add this to the tank to enhance growth of the existing coralline ?

    Reply
  58. jackbauer24.1 says

    November 27, 2022 at 10:24 am

    Coraline rules

    Reply
  59. Pete Tellers says

    November 29, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    The coralline in my tank looks like a map of the world on the back wall.

    Reply
  60. Paul says

    December 3, 2022 at 11:20 am

    I need to look into coralline algae for my nano!

    Reply
  61. Edward Yew says

    December 5, 2022 at 1:00 am

    I have never used this, but I am willing to try

    Reply
  62. blindfish21melon says

    December 6, 2022 at 10:16 pm

    One of my favorite things to see in a new reef tank

    Reply
  63. zdunbar8515 says

    December 19, 2022 at 7:19 am

    Thinking about trying this!

    Reply
  64. Andrew says

    December 20, 2022 at 12:48 pm

    Thinking about trying this as well!

    Reply
  65. chriscatherman says

    December 20, 2022 at 1:18 pm

    Tried it years ago & it seemed to help! Might get some for my new tank!

    Reply
  66. Marijane Stevens says

    December 23, 2022 at 8:28 am

    I need to try this!

    Reply
  67. Ethan says

    December 24, 2022 at 4:17 pm

    Heard great things about this stuff! Cant wait to get some

    Reply
  68. Andrew Hahnenberg says

    January 11, 2023 at 1:18 pm

    I love the look of coralline growth.

    Reply
  69. Tim T says

    January 14, 2023 at 6:36 pm

    I want to buy this

    Reply
  70. Mason says

    January 24, 2023 at 10:06 pm

    Nice

    Reply
  71. Christian Mandilawi says

    January 30, 2023 at 10:59 am

    Should I get it

    Reply

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