Chaetomorpha Maintenance

[dirtycontour]

I'm going to add a ball of chaeto to my sump and was looking for a maintenance routine. This is my first experience with macros and I'm concerned about the chaeto collecting detritus.

 

[wysiwyg]

keep it tumbling and youll be fine youll need to trim it once maybe twice a mnth

 

[skinz78]

Agreed, keep it tumbling and trimmed!

 

[Young Frankenstein]

Strong water flow, and 10k lighting.

 

[dirtycontour]

Good deal, I plan on a powerhead in the sump. Is 10k needed? I have a reflective CFL, 5100k...

 

[MBG75]

5100k is the ideal spectrum. As it balls up and grows, u can twist and tear it. This forces the chaeto to repair itself, thereby increasing growth and nutrient removal.

Mine grows out of control.

 

[dirtycontour]

5100k is the ideal spectrum. As it balls up and grows, u can twist and tear it. This forces the chaeto to repair itself, thereby increasing growth and nutrient removal.

Mine grows out of control.

Twist and tear, gotcha. I'll give it a shot.

 

[PJP]

I read somewheres that you should give it iron is this true