Algae scrubber vs refugium:Effectiveness?

finbir · April 23, 2014

Yup, i read that warm white is better for ats. but cool white is better for cheato, so mix a bit.. haha

I thought the red stuff in the pic is Red Bamboo n the green ones r they chaeto? My chaeto's like beehoon noodles.

Clement Chen · April 23, 2014

yup red one at the front is red bamboo, the green one is chaeto. How is urs like beehoon? the colour?

finbir · April 23, 2014

yup red one at the front is red bamboo, the green one is chaeto. How is urs like beehoon? the colour?

Every now n then, when the return water from the skimmer hits it, the chaeto ball will rotate. But when I pulled the ball apart, the algae is like long thin thread-like strands of hair. That's why I describe it as beehoon. The colour is dark lime green.

After a while, the strands will compact into a ball n start rotating again. It's really interesting!