how much light for cheato?

xd

xd

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i want to add a couple of soapdish fuges to my tank to help lower nitrates, but i am wondering how much light cheato needs.
 
meleerock

meleerock

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cheato does not need that much light to thrive. Of course with more light you will find more growth though. A lot of people just go to home depot and buy a small compact fluorescent and fixture for cheap. You can get a

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in(the word I tried to use was filtered out... lets just say a turn in) compact and a small reflector for probably 10 bucks. Most people run their fuge lights on the opposite schedule as their tank likes to maintain pH or 24/7.
 
xd

xd

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i was wondering how powerfull of a light. cuz now i have a 20 watt bulb, but in a week or so im upgrading to a 130 watt PC system. so would a couple clumps of it be ok in my tank for now until i get the new lights?
 
meleerock

meleerock

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No problem! I think you will find the cheato very benifitial and a GREAT addition to your tank. It removes or lowers phosphates and nitrates, is accepted by some fish as food, and provides a great spot for pod flourishment... what else could you ask for?
 
scotty37

scotty37

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So back to the light time thing, the best way to run these is to run the lights during the night? Even with actinics in the DT? So roughly 10 hours a day ?
 
meleerock

meleerock

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is the cheato going to be located in the DT or a fuge? If located in the DT I would leave the light cycle alone, around 12 on - 12 off. If run in a fuge I would let the DT lights run for 12 hours and the cheato light for the other 12.
 
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