Cheato

candmreef

candmreef

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For me cheato helps control nitrate and lots of pods hang out/grow in there. Get yourself a good light for it and put it a reverse cycle or some leave it on 24/7.
 
nycbob

nycbob

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google it, and u will see. it look like the coral yellow polyps, but white or brown in color.
 
fau8

fau8

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??? it looks and feels like a green brillo pad. It is excellent in removing nitrates. I keep it in my refugium and have it under light 24/7. I trim it back once a month.
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by fau8
http:///forum/post/2727639
??? it looks and feels like a green brillo pad. It is excellent in removing nitrates. I keep it in my refugium and have it under light 24/7. I trim it back once a month.
I think he was talking about the aptasia
 
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vince-1961

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I acquired a mature 225g tank about a month ago. Have not noticed any growth of cheato at all. Nitrates tested at 40 ppm. (Ammonia and nitrites at 0.) Have had 10,000 kelvin light on 24/7. Photo of tank is below. That's mostly new, but some mature, lava rock in the wet/dry filter area on right of sump. The cheato is in the middle, refugium area. Actually, now that I look at this photo myself, my cheato might actually be shrinking!!!
Why isn't the cheato getting any bigger?
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rort

rort

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Originally Posted by vince-1961
http:///forum/post/2749010
I acquired a mature 225g tank about a month ago. Have not noticed any growth of cheato at all. Nitrates tested at 40 ppm. (Ammonia and nitrites at 0.) Have had 10,000 kelvin light on 24/7. Photo of tank is below. That's mostly new, but some mature, lava rock in the wet/dry filter area on right of sump. The cheato is in the middle, refugium area. Actually, now that I look at this photo myself, my cheato might actually be shrinking!!!
Why isn't the cheato getting any bigger?
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Same kinda of situation is happening to me...
From what I have been told, trimming it back helps it grow more/faster. But have yet to truly see it happen.
It does feed off of ammonia (correct me if I am wrong) so maybe if you have a smaller stocked tank you might not get a lot of growth?
 
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vince-1961

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the whole point to having the stuff is to feed off of nitrates. Didn't know ammonia played any role with cheato.
 
nycbob

nycbob

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cheato likes lots of water movements to do its job. also, cheato not growing could be the lack of a decent bioload.
 
mr_x

mr_x

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i agree with the decent bioload comment. my first refugium acted the same way. my macros actually died off and i had to replace them with new stuff, once the tank got more stable and i had some livestock to dirty the water up a bit.
i don't think ammonia will help with macroalgae growth. if you have detectable ammonia, get it out of your tank quickly with waterchanges. you are thinking of nitrate.
 
rort

rort

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Thank you for clarifying for me! I was told from someone on another forum that it feeds off of ammonia but still wasnt completely sure.
Thanks Mr_X
 
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vince-1961

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My bioload is light for the tank, but still ...tests showed 40 ppm nitrate, which is high. Isn't nitrate what cheato feeds on? I am not ready to increase the bioload. So what can I do to keep my cheato from dying off?
 
mr_x

mr_x

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i don't know the answer to that. as i said, this happened with my first refugium. i could not stop it. eventually, it thrived, but for the first few months, it turned brown and died off.
 
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vince-1961

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it's a green Brillo Pad that photosynthesizes nitrates (a plant)
 
brijean

brijean

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i guess swf doesnt sell it or is it called something else on this web site?? if not where else could i get some ?
 
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