Chaeto shrinking

[c42480]

I have Chaeto in my sump and the clump keeps getting smaller. Is this normal? everything is doing great in the tank. On the sump i have a pc with 2 9 watt bulbs.
Thanks Chuck

 

[reefmate75]

whats chaeto??

 

[c42480]

Its a type of algae That you put in a sump or fuge and it helps with reducing phosphates. Its also a good home for pods and othere creatures that fish eat. It gives the creatures a place to reproduce.

 

[reefmate75]

awww ok got ya

 

[tarball]

hmm, I thought chaeto reduced nitrites & nitrates.

from what I have read you need 6500k & good water flow to get them growing. & some nitrates for dinner.

 

[miaheatlvr]

Originally Posted by c42480
I have Chaeto in my sump and the clump keeps getting smaller. Is this normal? everything is doing great in the tank. On the sump i have a pc with 2 9 watt bulbs.
Thanks Chuck
This is a bad sign,, hows the water flow on the CHAETO, what size fuge do you have, also I have a 5 gallon fuge with 36w of daylight 6700 on it,, how much light is on it daily? is it on a timer?

 

[koolaidman]

chaeto isnt really that picky to any type of light really, i have heard of people using plant lights at 2700k, which is what i just bought.

 

[c42480]

At first i had tried the incadecent plant bulb and that did not do well. Than i got the pc light to see if that would work and it did not either. It is in a sump that is a 20 long. !st chamber has lr and the bubble trap 2nd chamber is the pump and the 3rd chamber has the chaeto. The devider between chamber 2 and 3 is there just to keep the cheato from going into the pump the devider is just egg crate. The pump is moving 900gph through the sump

 

[sign guy]

is the chato tumbling? I have arounf aroung 950 on my chato but it tumbles it at the same time

 

[c42480]

It spins slowly like 10 revolutions or so an hour.

 

[helpme74]

http://www.___________
check this link out about lighting for cheato

 

[sign guy]

thats good try loosening it up by pulling at it dont dullint in two but make shure that water can get to all parts of the ball

 

[sign guy]

Originally Posted by helpme74
http://www.melevsreef.com/fuge_bulb.html
check this link out about lighting for cheato
that link is not allowed because of other sites it links to

 

[c42480]

Could you pm me that web address?

 

[miaheatlvr]

Originally Posted by koolaidman
chaeto isnt really that picky to any type of light really, i have heard of people using plant lights at 2700k, which is what i just bought.
I disagree here, the higher lighting will causee the chaeto to grow at a faster rate hence raise the rate of nutrient export.

 

[buckeye88]

cheatos tend to go away because they're cheesy and delicious

 

[geckopsu]

Originally Posted by Buckeye88
cheatos tend to go away because they're cheesy and delicious

you've got a point there.