Dead debris covering Chaeto

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my chaeto is not bright green. I dont have a traditional baffled sump where I can "tumble" the chateo.

its more in a refugium section of a 100g rubbermaid sump with good flow flowing thru it.

my chaeto is covered with brown dead debris (maybe dead algae?)

seems like chaeto acts more like a filter sponge, lol.

I have pulled it and SWISHED it in a bucket

I did that last month but this brown debris keeps slowly coming back.

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Mine is the same way. Even when I blast it with a power head in the sump it always has a brown film in the surface. It still grows, produces tons of pods, and pulls lots of nutrients. Doesn’t look pretty, but does a great job.
 
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I jumped the gun and pulled the chaeto swishing it in a 5g bucket
My chaeto will get the occasional detritus build up which shaking out from time to time will dislodge it. My sump area is low flow with no tumbling. I flip the chaeto every 24 hours so I don't end up with dead spots. What type/brand of light are you using in your fuge and what is your lighting cycle?
 

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Since my remote fuge has very little flow, it had sort of the same issue. I stuck a airline tube and stone in there and that seem to help a lot. You need to watch for salt creep from the bubbles.
 

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