How to keep chaetos?

[jun]

i saw at ikea selling a spot light, Bulb using 7W energy saving which is equal to 25 W...

it is 'orange' type of light instead of the white light.....

is the orange light suitable for chaetos? or it needs white light?

sorry...another question...can i place chaetos on my 9 inches DSB?

[piero]

Any one still need? I can spare a handful....

If not throw away liao...

Location is in Hougang.

[Jakuson]

Can I have it? Wanna try to get it to grow again...thanks! Can PM me ur hp number?

Any one still need? I can spare a handful....

If not throw away liao...

Location is in Hougang.

[wlchew]

i saw at ikea selling a spot light, Bulb using 7W energy saving which is equal to 25 W...

it is 'orange' type of light instead of the white light.....

is the orange light suitable for chaetos? or it needs white light?

no sir...those light from Ikea is either 2700K or 4500K...not suitable..

you can get those energy-saver bulb from philip but please check it is at 6500K lumen (as 11w also have 2700K,4700K and 6500K) they are not the same..

[kelstorm]

no sir...those light from Ikea is either 2700K or 4500K...not suitable..

you can get those energy-saver bulb from philip but please check it is at 6500K lumen (as 11w also have 2700K,4700K and 6500K) they are not the same..

those 4500K cannot meh? i always tot can..

[r6-rossi]

oohh...die die must 6500K ixit?? 7500K can?? btw below is a link to a very good website... read it...

http://www.melevsreef.com/fuge_bulb.html

Cheers...

[wlchew]

oohh...die die must 6500K ixit?? 7500K can?? btw below is a link to a very good website... read it...

http://www.melevsreef.com/fuge_bulb.html

Cheers...

For the same price..I will suggest go for 6500K..i have no suggest with those ikea one.. I think 7500K is fine too...just that it appear to be less yellow.

[r6-rossi]

btw guys...is it a must to have flow in the refugium?? as my refugium is a different tank from the sump...so do i need to fix a power head?

[keithtanbb]

think if you search the topic, chaeto discussion comes up quite often....anyway, you just need a florescent lighting (change tube to 6500k), keep it on 24hrs /7 days......the chaeto's will grow well. I even grown some in natural sunlight.near window.

[jervismun]

btw guys...is it a must to have flow in the refugium?? as my refugium is a different tank from the sump...so do i need to fix a power head?

Sufficient flow is a necessity... if not they will rot after a while

[chaniz]

Is it a must to have a DSB for chaeto to grow??

And what's the purpose of this DSB??

[chaniz]

think if you search the topic, chaeto discussion comes up quite often....anyway, you just need a florescent lighting (change tube to 6500k), keep it on 24hrs /7 days......the chaeto's will grow well. I even grown some in natural sunlight.near window.

Cheato need 24/7 of lighting???????

[georgekoh84]

DSB in sump refugium is to cultivate crustaceans in a predator-free environment for consumption by your reef inhabitants in the display tank. Also a DSB helps reduce nitrate. But recent postings has talked about long-term usage of DSB causing tanks to crash because of the trapped gas pockets within the sand. Using Aragonite sand also helps increases calcium slightly as the sand dissolves. Correct me if im wrong

Is it a must to have a DSB for chaeto to grow??

And what's the purpose of this DSB??

[Gouldian]

The guru of sandbed and plenum have recently wrote about this issue just few months back. Check the below link for more info:

http://www.instantocean.com/sites/InstantO...3_Fall_2007.pdf

DSB in sump refugium is to cultivate crustaceans in a predator-free environment for consumption by your reef inhabitants in the display tank. Also a DSB helps reduce nitrate. But recent postings has talked about long-term usage of DSB causing tanks to crash because of the trapped gas pockets within the sand. Using Aragonite sand also helps increases calcium slightly as the sand dissolves. Correct me if im wrong

[wavewave]

can any 1 spare me some chaeto?