Does Chaeto Really Remove Nitrates?

[socalnano24]

While we are on the topic of chaeto. I've got a 24 nano with chaeto in my fuge. The chaeto "ball" has quadrupled in size since I set up a fuge in the sump area maybe five months ago. I've heard that chaeto doesn't technically export nutrients unless it's cropped periodically. Anybody have any recomendations on how much chaeto to crop and at what period?

 

[erifish3]

Thanks for all the help. Will be doing a 50% water change in the morning and 25% every week for the next few weeks and see were that takes me.

 

[halamaya]

I got a hang on refugium and the thing works great lowered my nitrates by about 20 ppm. Rarely go above 10 - 20 ppm. I like to double up on the Purigen filter bags. With plenty of sand and rock, and a nice skimmer (bak-pak, with the bio bale.)

Doing water change tomorrow too.

 

[erifish3]

I have a hang on skimmer with small pump, just dont know what to put in it.

 

[sean48183]

I do a water change once per month. Algae scrubs my water senseless. Water changes are a pain and expensive. Use algae. Its cheap!

 

[erifish3]

What kind of algea? Where do I get it from?

 

[sean48183]

Check out this thread-
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/330606/mega-powerful-nitrate-and-phosphate-remover-replaces-skimmer-refugium-everything