cheato Disintegrated

vito525

vito525

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I have a new setup (From a 55 to a 75), I transferred all the rock and some sand. I have a 20 gallon fuge that has been doing well with just a regular lightbulb when I had my 55 gallon. After the initial setup my cheato disintegrated. So I bought some more and the same thing happened. In desperation to get my Nitrates and Phosphates down I went to the LFS and bought a clump if Grape Caleurpa to see if that would live.
Give me your CHeato growing tips please.
 
maxalmon

maxalmon

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Wow, don't take this the wrong way, but chaeto is almost impossible to kill, was the new tank finished cycling or was the Ammonia still spiked?
I use a coralife 2x9w 6500k lamp over my fuge.
 
vito525

vito525

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Didn't think there would be a big ammonia spike, the rocks were out of the water for less than an hour. I may have fried it because I was using one of those new 75w 5 year bulbs. I have switched to a 12w Coralife light and I'll see what happens
 
grubsnaek

grubsnaek

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even though it was for less than an hour you could and would have die off. put i dont think it would be enough to cause a huge spike like that. and by adding wattage to it, def would not hurt it.
 
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