Chaeto Might being dying. Please help!!

[paxton.rock]

My Chaeto just falls into a million tiny little pieces if I shake it. There is not much flow in my fuge which I don’t want it to die. If I put a power head in the fuge, it just shreds it even more. What do I do? And why is it breaking off so much?

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[saltwater4life]

do you have nutrients to feed it?

 

[paxton.rock]

do you have nutrients to feed it?

Ya… 60 nitrates and 2.0 phosphate lol

 

[Lemons]

Ya… 60 nitrates and 2.0 phosphate lol

Holy nutrients batman! Haha anyway. How long have you had it?

Are you using any chemical algae removers??? Algae fix? Brightwell razor? Etc??

 

[Uncle99]

I have almost no flow in my fuge, may 1x turn, but is separate from my sump.
How old is the system it’s mopping up nutrients for?
Is their trace iron in the water?

 

[Patx]

Mine do this if no3 are at 0ppm...
Or back in the days when I use vibrant :zipper-mouth-face:

 

[paxton.rock]

Holy nutrients batman! Haha anyway. How long have you had it?

Are you using any chemical algae removers??? Algae fix? Brightwell razor? Etc??

No additives

 

[Lemons]

Mine do this if no3 are at 0ppm...
Or back in the days when I use vibrant :zipper-mouth-face:

Oh the vibrant days : )

 

[fish farmer]

What type of light do you have on it and how far away?

 

[Patx]

The cheato is a brand new addition ?

 

[paxton.rock]

The cheato is a brand new addition ?

Yes

 

[Patx]

What type of light do you have on it and how far away?

Probably light related... can you crank intensity ?