What does Chaeto need to grow?
Chaeto grows with light and nutrients, Phosphate, Nitrate, and Iron. If the nutrients are lacking the chaeto doesn’t grow. The marine plants and phytoplankton all compete for these same building block nutrients.
How do you get Chaeto to tumble?
Just have it in a moderate flow. Tumble is achieved by the amount of flow through the fuge. tumble is achieved by the amount of flow through the fuge.
Does Chaeto algae need light?
Chaeto is an algae that requires light in order to use the process of photosynthesis to convert all that nitrate and phosphate into food for itself.
What light do you use for Chaeto algae?
Having said that, the best light spectrum for growing Chaetomorpha macroalgae would be: No less than 50% of red light in the wavelength range of 630 to 700 nanometers. Between 10% and 15% of blue light in the wavelength range of 435 to 495 nanometers.
Where do you put Chaeto algae?
Once you have a look at them, you will notice that grown-up Chaeto algae look like a ball made up of tangled green spaghetti. Though many use Chaeto for the refugium only, you can place them either in the refugium or in the main display tank. They grow very fast in favorable conditions and are hardy in nature.
Do you need to feed Chaeto?
To do it successfully, you’ll need plenty of light, nitrates and phosphates. Chaeto feeds on nitrates and phosphates, absorbing them into its cells. If there’s not enough nutrients in your tank (or you have other species competing for them), your chaeto won’t do very well.
How long does it take for Chaeto to work?
Chaeto needs at least 8 hours of darkness so run the reactor’s LEDs for no more than 16 hours. Run a reverse daylight cycle to keep the system water pH stable 24/7. Acclimate Chaeto to the intense LEDs by slowly ramping up the light cycle over a week. Start with AS LITTLE AS 4 hours.