zico Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 My chaeto seems to be breaking into pieces. I placed it in the main tank as my refugum is not ready. Pieces starts to fall apart. From a big tennis ball, its now more like a ping pong ball. I foolishly rinsed with tap water when i first got it 1 week ago... I suppose that might have killed it? Or is my main tank water current too strong for the chaeto, causing it to break apart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelTan Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Do you use chiller? They can't survive if the water is not cold =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Ic... Yes I am using chiller. When I tried to grab the chaeto after 2 days of introducing it to the tank, it broke into pieces and u can imagine the mess in my tank now... the floss filter choked every few hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted July 4, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted July 4, 2011 i also experience the same problem last time so is a temperature issue.... then cant be help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tunicate Posted July 4, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted July 4, 2011 I had the same problem previously. I rescued it with stronger water flow. The surviving baby fist size has since grown back to about 10x its original. BTW, I'm using a fan in place of a chiller, & temp is kept between 27.8 - 28.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpisces Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 So it is a matter of flow and not chiller! and ofcourse not too warm or above 28 degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tunicate Posted October 6, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2011 So it is a matter of flow and not chiller! and ofcourse not too warm or above 28 degree. That's what worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted October 6, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2011 Surprisingly, I've kept chaeto successfully in a 1 liter plastic aquarium before. no chiller, no filter, no wavemaker, no nothing. Just the chaeto and weekly change of water from my main tank. It thrived and multiplied until it filled up the whole container. When I moved it into my main tank, it died. Nature is beyond human comprehension. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted October 7, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi, Those who have successfully kept chaeto, may I know how long do you ON your light? follow the sun or reverse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted October 8, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 8, 2011 my own experience is to follow the day-night cycle. Hi, Those who have successfully kept chaeto, may I know how long do you ON your light? follow the sun or reverse? Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tunicate Posted October 8, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 8, 2011 16 hrs a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Nitro Posted October 8, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 8, 2011 High flow area is where Chaeto will thrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted October 10, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 10, 2011 so envy you guys can keep chaeto alive so far no luck got to get another mike tyson fist from iwarna again ... some other time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tunicate Posted October 10, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 10, 2011 so envy you guys can keep chaeto alive so far no luck got to get another mike tyson fist from iwarna again ... some other time I can offer you some too. Collection near Katong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted October 10, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 10, 2011 I can offer you some too. Collection near Katong. maybe my sump not suitable thanks bro anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted October 11, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2011 besides jbj nano glo led, what other light is proven suitable for chaeto ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rukas Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 besides jbj nano glo led, what other light is proven suitable for chaeto ? My chaeto survived and growing on my stock Dymax LED I turn it on Every night, but then again my tank is just a pico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted October 21, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 21, 2011 likely the key to its survival is to have sufficient duration of light i leave my remaining few strand of chaeto in a container and placed near the window no water movement, just sunlight and occasional addition of tank "used" water somehow they survive and probably grow a little though a little pale but at least did not turn colorless and rot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted October 29, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 29, 2011 looks like my $6.90 5W Philis bulb may be ok chaeto is holding well .... maybe should increase to 8W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LittleBurger Posted November 1, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted November 1, 2011 looks like my $6.90 5W Philis bulb may be ok chaeto is holding well .... maybe should increase to 8W Using cool white or warm white? Quote Tank size:36"x36"x24" Return pump" 2x Reef Octo 5000 Skimmer:BK Double Cone 200 on Reef Octopus DC 5500s. Wavemaker:2xVortech MP40wES Chemical filtration:1xeducator FR(biopellets) Chiller:1hp Daikin compressor. Lighting:2 x Kessil A360we Auto topup system: JBJ ATO + new jet 1200 Dosing system: Kamoer 3 channel. Additives: ESV 2 part. Power consumption 2XReef Octo 5000: 120watts BK skimmer:50watts 2xVortech wavemaker:70watts Daikin compressor:775watts Lighting:180watts Ato system:21watts Exhaust fans:16watts Refugium light:27watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted November 1, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted November 1, 2011 cool white after change to shinning from top .... saw 1 break-off 1cm keep fingers cross just changed to 8W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LittleBurger Posted November 2, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted November 2, 2011 cool white after change to shinning from top .... saw 1 break-off 1cm keep fingers cross just changed to 8W I just got a fist size clump and put into sump on last fri. Was using a 3W cool white power pac bulb. Yesterday, see some of the chaeto "disintegrating".... Went to buy a philips 5w warm white bulb yesterday and installed. Monitoring the outcome. Been reading about chaeto issue all over the internet. Most said if running FR(phos & nitrate removal) then success rate with chaeto is lower. 1)Suggested adding iron additive. But too much iron is poisonous. 2)Have another water line feed direct from main tank to the refugium, normally pple put skimmer at the start part of the sump and most pple use higher rated skimmer for their tank and it skims out the food for plants. I've seen pics of pple putting the refugium in the initial part of the sump. Maybe tat's the reason too. Quote Tank size:36"x36"x24" Return pump" 2x Reef Octo 5000 Skimmer:BK Double Cone 200 on Reef Octopus DC 5500s. Wavemaker:2xVortech MP40wES Chemical filtration:1xeducator FR(biopellets) Chiller:1hp Daikin compressor. Lighting:2 x Kessil A360we Auto topup system: JBJ ATO + new jet 1200 Dosing system: Kamoer 3 channel. Additives: ESV 2 part. Power consumption 2XReef Octo 5000: 120watts BK skimmer:50watts 2xVortech wavemaker:70watts Daikin compressor:775watts Lighting:180watts Ato system:21watts Exhaust fans:16watts Refugium light:27watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted November 2, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted November 2, 2011 I just got a fist size clump and put into sump on last fri. Was using a 3W cool white power pac bulb. Yesterday, see some of the chaeto "disintegrating".... Went to buy a philips 5w warm white bulb yesterday and installed. Monitoring the outcome. Been reading about chaeto issue all over the internet. Most said if running FR(phos & nitrate removal) then success rate with chaeto is lower. 1)Suggested adding iron additive. But too much iron is poisonous. 2)Have another water line feed direct from main tank to the refugium, normally pple put skimmer at the start part of the sump and most pple use higher rated skimmer for their tank and it skims out the food for plants. I've seen pics of pple putting the refugium in the initial part of the sump. Maybe tat's the reason too. is unlikely to forgo phos removal for the sake of chaeto ... cos removal helps to remove silicate as well not using nitrate removal yet so far the chaeto still holding ..no pale-ing or rotting or breaking up ... just that growth seems slow..or perhaps too kangcheong now just let it be and see how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanegan Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Flow and light is all that matters for cheato. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted November 3, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted November 3, 2011 sump design a bit wrong..sigh... flow is at the bottom... dunoe the chaeto on top can get sufficient nutrient boh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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