Cheato growth

edat

edat

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It was about the size of a golf ball when I got it on the 26Th!!
At this rate I will have to harvest in a couple of weeks!!!!
 
ecooper

ecooper

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Tribbles grow and multiply like crazy! Don't let them eat anything! Oh, wait, I think that was from some movie...

 
spanko

spanko

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Wow you have a good crop there. You will be able to start selling it soon. Nice job............
 
alex4286

alex4286

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mine grows fast.. but not that fast
do you have really strong light on that thing? (more then like 36watts?) and do u keep it on 24/7? i only have mine on for 7-8hrs a day
 
edat

edat

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I guess the light would be considered pretty strong...
I have the Lights Of America Wall Light. It uses a 6500k 42 watt fluorescent bulb (equivalent to a 250 watt bulb) Think I got it for $25.00 at Wal Mart.
I keep the light on 24/7
 
edat

edat

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Wow
didn't realize how bright that looks in the picture...
It is nowhere close to being that bright.
 
alex4286

alex4286

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wow well ya that would do it!
you should add some miracle mud for substrate & some rubble rock and add some pods that would be cool.
 
zeke92

zeke92

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WOW that thing is growing fast. mine grows very slow...in fact i don't think mine even grows
 
sk8shorty01

sk8shorty01

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Man that thing is taking over, thats amazing yours is growing so fast. I guess that thing is sucking out some nutrients from the water which is always a good thing. So are your nitrates and phosphates at 0 now? I would assume they would be with that monstrosity! haha
 
edat

edat

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My fuge was full of this stuff but after about a year it slowly "dissolved" away and I could not find more at any LFS. So I went without for awhile. About 4 months ago A form of calupra started to grow it the display. It took over in no time....it was everywhere
. I tried pulling it out but it would just grow back. Finally about 2 months ago it went asexual twice in two weeks, luckily it did not harm anything in the tank, but most of the calupra died off. I was finally able to find a golf ball sized ball of cheato and put it back into the fuge.
My nitrate and phosphate readings has always been zero but I know that this may be a false reading.
I am happy that it is growing quickly but I will be happier when it slows a bit
 
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