Is this chaeto ????

[Hilltopreef90]

I bought some chaeto at my lfs and when I got it home and was looking at it there are tiny bubbles growing on it (see photo) I bought my first batch of chaeto from algae barn and it didn’t look like this, it all look like this every strand has like little bubble leaves

 

[sixty_reefer]

That’s grape caleurpa

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

ditto above

 

[Auquanut]

I see what looks like chaeto in the container. What you're holding looks like sickly grape caulerpa.


EDIT: Wow! You guys are fast.

 

[Hilltopreef90]

That’s grape caleurpa

They sold it as chaeto, is it safe to put into my refugium

 

[sixty_reefer]

I had it for years with no issues it’s a personal choice this days

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

They sold it as chaeto, is it safe to put into my refugium

Yes but you may just want one or the other... It can get messy with more than one macro. Most run chaeto. I like grape stuff though too

 

[Hilltopreef90]

Yes but you may just want one or the other... It can get messy with more than one macro. Most run chaeto. I like grape stuff though too

I put it in dip just to be safe and this was in it

 

[Auquanut]

They sold it as chaeto, is it safe to put into my refugium

I had caulerpa hitchhike on the chaeto I got from the LFS 3+ years ago. It isn't the grape variety, but not sure what to call it. Anyway, in a short time it started seriously outcompeting the chaeto. Then at some point, the chaeto started making a comeback, and now there's very little caulerpa. Go figure. Regardless, I never saw any adverse effects to the fuge or tank.

 

[Auquanut]

I put it in dip just to be safe and this was in it

Amphipod. Good guy.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Grape caleurpa really grows fast. It will go sexual so best to trim it regularly. If it starts to turn white it’s about to go sexual try and trim the white parts. It will turn your water green. Happen to me once in my small 10 gallon observe tank. I did a heavy water change and it cleared up. I lost a Bumblebee Shrimp but my 6-line and wild anemones were fine.

 

[Hilltopreef90]

I found one of those bad starfish as well, I’m still debating about adding it to my refugium. It was 10 bucks for almost twice the size of algae barn sell a softball size, but I’m still leery of adding something that I later regret.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Actual mine isn’t grape not sure which Macro this is

 

[TnFishwater98]

I found one of those bad starfish as well, I’m still debating about adding it to my refugium. It was 10 bucks for almost twice the size of algae barn sell a softball size, but I’m still leery of adding something that I later regret.

You can give macro algae a freshwater dip Ro/DI. It will not hurt the algae but pest will fall off. Shake it in the water. There are usually bristle worms or some other hitchhiker in Cheato

 

[TnFishwater98]

I found one of those bad starfish as well, I’m still debating about adding it to my refugium. It was 10 bucks for almost twice the size of algae barn sell a softball size, but I’m still leery of adding something that I later regret.

Astera stars aren’t the worst pest

 

[sixty_reefer]

Actual mine isn’t grape not sure which Macro this is

That’s a caleurpa specie too, same specie.

 

[sixty_reefer]

I put it in dip just to be safe and this was in it

The dip won’t help you remove anything bad from the algae, if you putting it straight in the tank observe for a few days. The dip in general just kill good critters.

 

[Eldredge]

I much prefer cheato. It does a really good job and never becomes a nuisance. I have a lot of trouble with grape caleurpa in one of my display tanks. Personally, I would never introduce it on purpose.

 

[TnFishwater98]

I much prefer cheato. It does a really good job and never becomes a nuisance. I have a lot of trouble with grape caleurpa in one of my display tanks. Personally, I would never introduce it on purpose.

Definitely not for DT unless you watch it daily

 

[Hilltopreef90]

Grape caleurpa

Definitely not for DT unless you watch it daily

It was for the refugium, but I don’t want to risk putting something in that I’ll regret later