Help with cheato

[klavmaister]

Is this OK? last time I just put it straight in the chamber, but then the algae drifted on and over to the return chamber.

 

[Dburr1014]

Is this OK? last time I just put it straight in the chamber, but then the algae drifted on and over to the return chamber.

No weir or screen?

 

[landlubber]

if you don't have a weir or other means of keeping it contained a solution is to build a cage with eggcrate and tie-wraps. it should be enough to keep the chaeto from your pumps and out of your display.

 

[klavmaister]

Its looks like this
But last time its just floated to the top and in to the returnpump section

 

[klavmaister]

Or do you meen use something like this in the sump?

 

[klavmaister]

Growing or dying?

 

[slingfox]

Is that new "growth" white or green? Are the strands of chaeto brittle or strong? Unfortunately, in my refugium, hair and turf algae outcompete chaeto and use it as a growing surface and thereby choke out the chaeto.

 

[BOYERZ]

I still have tiny strands of chaeto in my system year after removing.

It worked great! In previous systems.

My current system destroyed all but a few filliments.

 

[BOYERZ]

Growing or dying?

If your system is less than a year old it is most likely dying.

Looks to be growing!

 

[klavmaister]

have had cheato in the chamber for about 4 days, have replaced the protein skimmer. nitrate about 20. The aquarium is 14 months old

 

[BOYERZ]

Can you get some egg crate and make a makeshift weir/ comb?

I think it will do better if allowed to free float.

Also floating is a good sign, sinking is bad.

 

[Dom]

My sump doesn't have any baffles. I place my Chaeto into a plastic pasta strainer and place it in the sump.

But I also have a sumpless tank where I have some Chaeto inserted into a plastic clip and stuck the suction cup to the return. Works well.

I think your solution is fine.

 

[klavmaister]

Can you get some egg crate and make a makeshift weir/ comb?

I think it will do better if allowed to free float.

Also floating is a good sign, sinking is bad.

I have egg crate. Do you have a picture how it shoud look like?

 

[Pistondog]

Raise it up to the waters surface to maximize par.

 

[BOYERZ]

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A comb might work better, I'm still looking for a image of egg crate.

Basically just attach to the top of your sump baffle

 

[BOYERZ]

Chaeto Cage

I’ve had excessive hair algae in my coral QT tank lately. Every week I pull off 8-10 inch strands of hair algae off of the HOB filter and frag racks. My solution is a chaeto cage: Used egg crate from Home Depot and cut four 11 inch tall x 7 inch wide panels and a 7 inch x 7 inch bottom piece...

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This might work better, cool idea.

 

[klavmaister]

The cheato has doubled or tripled in size, don't think I would have needed an egg crate, seems like the current wouldn't pulled it into the return chamber. I now let i free float as you recomanded