Chaeto... HOLY CRAP!

[TravesTy]

I hope when I get my chaeto it grows as well as yours! Wish me luck!

 

[greenfroggiespawn]

more pics of the chaeto please.

thanks.

 

[BradL.]

 

[BryanJ]

Does anyone feed it to their fish?

 

[rp marine]

would they even eat it?

 

[BryanJ]

Mine do and love it. I was just wondering if anyone else did.

 

[aquaman67]

what about more k for lighting is it bad?

By more I assume you mean higher?

Plants like chaeto use light in the more yellow range, like 6700 K.

So the reason higher K is bad is because the algae doesn't use that color light for photosynthesis.

 

[Snakebyt]

would it benifit any to get cheato from different sources? you know , a bag from this guy, a bag from that guy, or would it all the be same?

 

[Saltz Creep]

would it benifit any to get cheato from different sources? you know , a bag from this guy, a bag from that guy, or would it all the be same?

Contrary to popular belief they are not all the same. Getting a variety may increase your chances of getting a faster growing species. There are over 30 species of chaeto.

 

[reef_enthusiast]

when I thin out my chaeto, I put handful of it on both sides of the tank. all my large fish, especially the tangs, go crazy over it...

 

[needyreefer]

Do you guys run skimmers before or after the fuge?

I am wondering about this too...

 

[DeeZeal]

I don't really think it matters. When you use a fuge for nutrient export it is just working in conjunction with your other filters (skimmer). If your fuge's purpose is for holding a sensitive species that requires a cleaner source of water than after the skimmer I would imagine would be better. If you are more interested in growing macroalgae or holding species that require a more nutrient rich water than I would say before.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[aquaman67]

Contrary to popular belief they are not all the same. Getting a variety may increase your chances of getting a faster growing species. There are over 30 species of chaeto.

While there is over thirty species of chaeto there is one too many species of cheetos. Those "Cheezy Pizza" Cheetos taste terrible. I should have known when they were buy one get two free for a reason. Now I'm stuck with three bags of those freaking things. And you know what? They won't go stale. I left the bag open for a week and they're still crunchy...still nasty, but still crunchy.

 

[quiksilver]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=5422604#post5422604 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SuperNerd
Do you guys run skimmers before or after the fuge?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=5536224#post5536224 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DeeZeal
I don't really think it matters. When you use a fuge for nutrient export it is just working in conjunction with your other filters (skimmer). If your fuge's purpose is for holding a sensitive species that requires a cleaner source of water than after the skimmer I would imagine would be better. If you are more interested in growing macroalgae or holding species that require a more nutrient rich water than I would say before.

Just my 2 cents.

I don't agree at all. Having a skimmer after a refuge in my opinion can eliminate the best benefit of a fuge... a food source. Copepods can get takin out of the system by the skimmer instead of flowing to the display for your livestock to eat.

Also I put my skimmer before to get the most junk out of the system instead of it hitting the refugium first where chaeto and other macros can grab hold of floating debris. This would cause it to just sit in your system and have to breakdown instead of the skimmer just lifting it out.

 

[quiksilver]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=5410812#post5410812 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Saltz Creep

WOW!! That's a lot of Chaeto!

You guys were saying the more light the better. I agree, but for some reason in my experience macro all loves a ton of light but my Chaeto grows more if I have an off period on my fuge bulb during the day and on at night. And my Calurpa likes the fuge light on 24/7.

 

[tkeracer619]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=5417173#post5417173 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Frick-n-Frags
There are like 30+ species of Chaeto......................


http://www2.nrm.se/kbo/saml/chlorolista.html.en

Is that the link you ment to post?

 

[Saltz Creep]

Talking about reviving an old thread

07/28/2005

 

[quiksilver]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11690373#post11690373 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Saltz Creep
Talking about reviving an old thread

07/28/2005

Hehe, google searches (site:reefcentral.com) FTW

 

[xtm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11690373#post11690373 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Saltz Creep
Talking about reviving an old thread

07/28/2005

I might have missed it, but what kind of lighting do you use to grow your Caulerpa?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11690509#post11690509 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by quiksilver
Hehe, google searches (site:reefcentral.com) FTW

You're a Premium member... why use Google to search RC?

 

[Saltz Creep]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11691123#post11691123 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xtm
I might have missed it, but what kind of lighting do you use to grow your Caulerpa?

I only had chaeto