Chaeto problem

[Mengchhorn Chhun]

ok so after 2 days of taking out GFO and Carbon here is the different on my Chaeto Reactor

 

[Fritzhamer]

Bam!!!!

 

[Breakthecycle2]

Not me. I'm getting really ticked off now.

 

[Neo Jeo]

My cheato started doing this a few days ago. Light to close?

 

[Mengchhorn Chhun]

My cheato started doing this a few days ago. Light to close?

it look to me like it is, i used to see on my refugium when it grow and reach out too close to the light, it look more lighter than other.

 

[George Lopez]

Mine did the same thing when I switched to the led grow light that was too close

 

[Neo Jeo]

I removed the dieing white part. It might be to close or just to powerful.

 

[DarrylJ]

I'm not an expert but I have a AIO and my light is right on the glass and it not turning white

 

[Neo Jeo]

I don’t know then .

 

[ncaldwell]

Mine turns white on top like that from the light burning it. I just harvest the white portion when I see it

 

[George Lopez]

I'm not an expert but I have a AIO and my light is right on the glass and it not turning white

I'm assuming its because in your case its under water and doesn't get as hot and in our cases where it turns white its on the top where its floating exposed to air

 

[Neo Jeo]

I'm assuming its because in your case its under water and doesn't get as hot and in our cases where it turns white its on the top where its floating exposed to air

Seems like the whiteness was lower into the water. I’ll try moving the light and someone said turning on there gfo caused it as well, I also just turned on my gfo but I don’t think that really could be it lol

 

[DarrylJ]

I'm not an expert but I have a AIO and my light is right on the glass and it not turning white

Also My Light is a Cheatomax I got if off ebay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chaetomax-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

 

[Fourstars]

All my issues disappeared once I installed a powerhead and started tumbling it.

 

[Neo Jeo]

It turned into 1000’s pieces. Almost like mush....

I took it all out because it’s just decaying. I moved the light farther out that did not help. I don’t understand.

Maybe not enough nitrates ? My prams are perfect

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

Neo jeo did you ever find out why your cheato was dying off

 

[Neo Jeo]

Neo jeo did you ever find out why your cheato was dying off

I think my tank was to new. I had nothing for it to eat.

then I got grape calerpa and that went A sexual. It made my nitrates spike up in the 30s.

now I have cheto again and it’s doing ok

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

I can never get it to stay going good my nitrates are always high it drives me nuts