I was doing my monthly maintenance this weekend and noticed that I had accumulated what seems to be three-four 5-gallon buckets worth of Chaeto in the sump. It's a nice dark green and looks super healthy.
The tank looks solid and the nitrates are undetectable when I tested using 2 different kits.
So now I'm trying to figure out whether I dump a bunch of it and let it re-grow (as I usually do) or if I should just let it sit there and suck up the nitrates a mass this big needs to survive. I've never had this big of a mass of Chaeto and curious what would happen if I just let it continue to grow... I'm assuming it's also a fantastic breeding ground for pods, etc.
Any thoughts are appreciated!
The tank looks solid and the nitrates are undetectable when I tested using 2 different kits.
So now I'm trying to figure out whether I dump a bunch of it and let it re-grow (as I usually do) or if I should just let it sit there and suck up the nitrates a mass this big needs to survive. I've never had this big of a mass of Chaeto and curious what would happen if I just let it continue to grow... I'm assuming it's also a fantastic breeding ground for pods, etc.
Any thoughts are appreciated!