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I had been having problems with nutrient control and wanted to use a fuge with chaeto to help stabilize things. To give myself the best chance at success I got a Kessil H380. For a few days the chaeto was growing nicely and nutrients stabilized quickly. Life is good, right?
Well, it is, but there was a problem. I was changing a filter sock yesterday and noticed my chaeto had stopped growing and was breaking apart. Along the walls and bottom of my fuge was a dense green algae mat. I scraped it out and it looked just like what you would expect to see from a turf scrubber. I'm guessing it had out competed my chaeto.
I really don't mind too much since the results in the DT are fantastic, but the maintenance will be harder compared to harvesting some chaeto every few weeks. Any thoughts on how to get the chaeto to be dominant?
Well, it is, but there was a problem. I was changing a filter sock yesterday and noticed my chaeto had stopped growing and was breaking apart. Along the walls and bottom of my fuge was a dense green algae mat. I scraped it out and it looked just like what you would expect to see from a turf scrubber. I'm guessing it had out competed my chaeto.
I really don't mind too much since the results in the DT are fantastic, but the maintenance will be harder compared to harvesting some chaeto every few weeks. Any thoughts on how to get the chaeto to be dominant?