How much chaeto?

[reefjock]

Last weekend I converted one side of my sump to a refugium with live rock, chaeto and a 6500K daylight cfl bulb on a 12 hr. cycle. I used a golf ball sized clump of chaeto. I have a soccer ball sized clump of chaeto in another tank. I'm thinking I should add more chaeto to the sump because I also have a algae problem in the display tank. Will adding more chaeto and of course multiple water changes help speed up the process of "starving" the unwanted algae in the display?

 

[reefman069]

yes that can help speed it up. it can be other things. you might need to change your filters in your rodi unit. you also can add a sea hare to eat the algae.

 

[reefjock]

Thanks. New filters already in the RODI. My algae problem started because of neglect. I went 3 or 4 months without doing any water changes. The alglae isn't taking over my tank by any means but is unsightly. I also went through a bryopsis problem a while back but stopped that cold with Kent tech-M.

 

[kpiotrowski]

I think you should use as much cheato as the system dictates to you. you will notice when it starts to gow slower and for lack of a better description, just not look as healthy. this means your system has low nutrients and its time to trim it down.

 

[reefjock]

Thanks for your input. The chaeto has grown and as you said began to not look as healthy. I trimmed it down and so far so good.

 

[morkal]

Thanks for the replies. I'll try to keep it about this size. I guess when it starts getting bigger I can just tear off a section of it and dispose of it.

 

[senji]

dont dispose of it post it and somebody will take it guaranteed.

 

[pandora32]

I heard that you dont want to cycle the lighting, but to just leave it on 24/7. Otherwise it could go sexual.

 

[mfinn]

I heard that you dont want to cycle the lighting, but to just leave it on 24/7. Otherwise it could go sexual.

Not with Chaetomorpha ( chaeto)

 

[Krish]

I heard that you dont want to cycle the lighting, but to just leave it on 24/7. Otherwise it could go sexual.

As Martin said, not with chaeto. It's caulerpa that you have to be careful with.


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[MAC2]

When you first put the Chaeto in the sump, how did you secure it, or does it just float around?

 

[mfinn]

Just floats.....................

 

[morkal]

Thnx for taking time to here for sharing the gr88 info.. Very helpful..


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