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Unread 04/14/2009, 05:39 AM   #55
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Originally posted by DontGotReef
Was just going to mention the same thing... Real noob question here, but is it common for coral to pearl? I know my planted FW tanks pearl madly all day, but I have never noticed this in any pics I have seen of reef tanks.

Looks stunning...!

If you can promote a bloom of diatoms, dinoflagellates, or cyanobacteria, they will pearl for you as well. Even your front glass will pearl beautifully.


Your other option is to use a slow drip of Soda water. I prefer Perrier, with lime.


I've even seen some guys use a neat dosing pump involving a diet Coke and some Mentos. They had big tanks, though, and my small tanks would probably not respond well to an overabundance of Mentos.


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