Cheato

[Joe Damone]

Hi All,
Cant seem to get it to grow. Am useing Melves fuge light.Hair algae likes to grow in the fuge. What could be keeping it from growing? Iron?

jd

 

[Samala]

It really likes to tumble in a refugium situation. Give it plenty of water circulation and movement.

If you have measurable nitrate and phosphate levels, then consider a smidge of iron to see if it helps. If NO3 and PO4 are zero, iron is less likely to be your limiting factor.

>Sarah

 

[Joe Damone]

Hmmmm tumble. Its not gonna work as I have a seahorse in the fuge. Maby im gonna have to go with another kind of macro any suggestions?

jd

 

[graveyardworm]

Can you give some more specifics on the tank setup, sand bed depth, LR, tank dimensions?

 

[Joe Damone]

Hi David,
The main tank is a standard type reef with a semi bare bottom 120 gal (just a little sand for decoration) The fuge is a 20 high with slow water flow also a semi bare bottom( houses one seahorse). I have a couple of pieces of live rock in it. I have a web cam on it if you want to take a look click on my red house. Than click on single. You can pan left ot right the fudge is on thel left side

Thanks

jd

 

[graveyardworm]

Have you tested any of your tanks parameters, NO3, PO4?

 

[Joe Damone]

waiting for new reagents to arrive. Are you thinking not enough?

jd

 

[graveyardworm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9012122#post9012122 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Joe Damone
waiting for new reagents to arrive. Are you thinking not enough?

jd

Possibly, mine is growing pretty well, and honestly I cant say for certain why. I do maintain nitrates, feed fairly heavily ( PO4), dose iron, lighting is 85 watts PC and cheato is floating so I would say fairly high light, and flow is rather turbulant at the surface of the tank. The cheato is anchored by some caulerpa so it does tumble a bit twisting the caulerpa into a braid, but its not a consistant tumble.

I think its all relevent to my success with cheato so we need to figure out where you're lacking. Tumbling I dont see as a huge importance mine doesnt tumble alot now, and I just pruned it, by the time it reaches what I've determined to be pruning size ( about basketball size ) it hasnt been tumbling for awhile. Although it is still getting a fair amount of flow. Then there's the big three nutrients which I maintain either by dosing or feeding. Then there's light which I guess I would consider to be high cause the cheato floats even becoming exposed above the waterline.

 

[Joe Damone]

I let it loose from the rock I had it rubberbaned to closer to the light and see if that makes any differance


thanks
jd