Adding Chaeto

[udsmkh]

I have a freshly cycled 120 tank. I want to add Chaeto to the refugium. I know we are supposed to dip, quarantine and sometimes treat anything that goes into our tank like fish or inverts but do you do anything with Chaeto? Rinse it in a bucket of new saltwater before adding it or anything?

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[eliramos]

you could do that as an extra precaution but otherwise you can just toss it in

 

[TonapahNorth]

What does Cheato do?

 

[udsmkh]

It's supposed to help lower nitrates and phosphates in your water. Most people use it in conjunction with a grow light in their refugium.

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[SeahorseKeeper]

Chaeto absorbs some of the excess nutrients in our tanks. This helps prevent nuisance algae from growing.