Cheato

[Hard-Rock]

My cheato keeps dieing on me .Bob said something about a bulb at home depot I went and got it .John at CRA said to add iron so I bought iron from him .It still dies .Any ideas.Everyone that has it says it grows like crazy for them but mine just dies.

 

[Nitroq2]

Not sure what is happening with yours but I will donate you some of mine to try. Which light did you buy? Also are you keeping it on the top of the water? how much are you putting in? are you keeping it in a tight ball?

 

[Hard-Rock]

I bought the bulb that Bob mentioned at the meeting .No it does not stay at the top .What do I do to keep it on top of the water .That may be my problem when I move it seems to be dieing on the bottem.turns brown on the bottem then it just gets smaller amd smaller .Yes if u have some I like that .

 

[Big Goose]

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I have a 96w PC 50/50 on my Refug. I had to throw some away because it got too thick and started dieing toward the bottom.

The dieing cheato must be the reason for the recent Phosphate jump. Dosed the tank with Phos buster got it down to normal but it poped right back up.

 

[tjswan]

try mixing it up daily i had to do that until mine took off.

 

[im_buford]

Wow I have some chaeto that has been in a stock tank with NO heat or circulation for a month and it still lives. Doesnt grown but is still beautiful green. I dont know about the ball thing or the being on top. But never heard of it dying. Mine jsut has to be cutt. HMMM weird. I have read that it does better with HIGH flow. How fast is the water flowing through it. I have noticed mine does grow better with high flow. Anbd lots of lite.

 

[CorallineDream]

I'd check my water quality first and foremost. It needs a lot of Calcium. If it's in your reef tank this shouldn't be a problem for you but I'd check the Calcium, Alkalinity & PH first off.

IME: I don't think high light is much of a requirement. It likes to be in a moderate water flow.

If you remember the ball I have in that little 10 gallon of mine. It's been in there for months and it only has a 15 watt standard output fluorescent and a small hang on power filter that dumps the water right thru the Chaeto. This is my most neglected tank because all that is in there is Macro Algae, but I keep the water quality at reef chemistry.

Good Luck. If you need some more, let me know.