protein skimmer before cheato?

[s2kchris305]

hi guys i got a question, im trying to be able to put some cheato in my cpr bak . the proccess goes as follows, water gets skimmed, then pases through white filter media than passes through cheato algae then through thin black filter media and back to tank. is there any issue with the cheato getting skimmed water ?

 

[smirkis]

i would say no. i have my fuge after my skimmer in my sump and it still grows like weeds

 

[behlke]

It sounds like your sump setup will be fine. Many people run sumps this way. The skimmer removes the proteins and bits of waste. But the chaeto algae, or other macro algae removes the NO3 and PO4 that is dissolved in the water, which a skimmer cannot remove.

If the chaeto were first in the system, much of the waste that will be trapped by your floss, and removed on a regular basis, would become incorporated in the algae and breakdown.

 

[_shorty_]

Also, algae needs a carbon source. The skimmer adds significant CO2 into the water for the algae to utilize. It very well may be negligible vs amount already in system, but don't see how it can hurt.

 

[dlplunkett44]

Like behlke said the "food" for the chaeto is not going to be removed by the skimmer, its just too small and simple.

 

[s2kchris305]

alright thanks so much guys. just making sure. im new to using cheato.

 

[kylathwe]

Mine likes a lot of light, be sure you have a strong light!

 

[ca1ore]

Agreed, don't think it matters one way of the other. Of course, I cannot seem to grow Chaeto worth a damn. It doesn't die, looks nice and green, but doesn't really grow either.

 

[Dmoody]

No skimmer skims 100% of the stuff out of the water column anyway.

 

[moogoomoogoo]

Your order is best also because the pods living in the algae can go into the tank without having to deal with the mechanical filter or the skimmers