how much Cheato in sump

[schwebb]

Hello all. Im thinking about putting some cheats in my sump. I don't have a lot of room, but how large of a ball would be worth while for a 120 gallon reef?

 

[Doppler17]

From what I have seen lots of people just start off with a softball size in a zip lock bag... I am by no means any kind of expert. But I would think any is better than none. Just get some in there, let it grow, and keep trimming it back to that softball size. The more it grows the more nutrients its pulling...

 

[Coelli]

A while back when I was starting my tank someone gave me a ton of red gracilaria for my fuge. There were a couple of small strands (3" or so) of chaeto in it. The gracilaria all died off but those two little strands of chaeto kept growinG and growing and growing... I've given away and thrown away buckets of the stuff in the year since then, all from those two strands. So basically what I'm saying is don't worry about what's enough for a 120 gallon. Get a handful from someone and go from there. It's not about how big it is, it's how much it grows and how much you export. When I harvest I get rid of almost all of it.

 

[schwebb]

Cool thanks for the info