chaeto growth

chewieee · 11/25/2007, 06:15 PM

Ive had 2 handfull size balls of chaeto in my refugium for about 2 months now. I use the bulb that is from Melevs Site, and do a reverse photoperiod on it. Both balls of chaeto have barely and i mean barely grown at all in 2 months. What is my issue? What would cause this?

tunaluver · 11/25/2007, 06:58 PM

tagging along cuz i cant get mine to grow at all and i have had mine much longer

o0jmadr0x0o · 11/25/2007, 07:05 PM

my chatoe didn't grow for the first 2 or three months at all and i thought something was wrong also. but after that time period growth exploded. this is a pic about 4 months back when i thought something was wrong and it wasn't growing. now the tank is about 85% chatoe

McCrary · 11/25/2007, 07:09 PM

Sometimes it can take a little while for chaeto to settle in and grow. It might also be a nutrient problem, if there isn't enough nutrients in the tank for the chaeto to grow then it won't. But I do think it is a little strange that you haven't experienced any growth yet. The chaeto not growing in't going to do anything bad to the tank, so thats a plus. The light that melev recommends is a good light and will grow chaeto, so you have that done. How is the flow through the refuge? Water going too quickly or too slowly might impact the growth of the chaeto.

chewieee · 11/25/2007, 07:31 PM

theres about 550gph going threw the refuge

McCrary · 11/25/2007, 07:41 PM

How big is the refuge? How wide is it? If there is too much flow I could see the macro not growing as well as it could.

AlexB650 · 11/25/2007, 09:23 PM

try spreading it out--they need room to grow

11/25/2007, 06:15 PM	#1
chewieee Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mentor,OHIO Posts: 677	chaeto growth Ive had 2 handfull size balls of chaeto in my refugium for about 2 months now. I use the bulb that is from Melevs Site, and do a reverse photoperiod on it. Both balls of chaeto have barely and i mean barely grown at all in 2 months. What is my issue? What would cause this?

11/25/2007, 07:05 PM	#3
o0jmadr0x0o Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: bergen county NJ Posts: 318	my chatoe didn't grow for the first 2 or three months at all and i thought something was wrong also. but after that time period growth exploded. this is a pic about 4 months back when i thought something was wrong and it wasn't growing. now the tank is about 85% chatoe __________________ 75g mixed Current Tank Info: 75g

11/25/2007, 07:09 PM	#4
McCrary Can't Stop Time Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,079	Sometimes it can take a little while for chaeto to settle in and grow. It might also be a nutrient problem, if there isn't enough nutrients in the tank for the chaeto to grow then it won't. But I do think it is a little strange that you haven't experienced any growth yet. The chaeto not growing in't going to do anything bad to the tank, so thats a plus. The light that melev recommends is a good light and will grow chaeto, so you have that done. How is the flow through the refuge? Water going too quickly or too slowly might impact the growth of the chaeto. __________________ Matt Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC), Rudens

11/25/2007, 07:41 PM	#6
McCrary Can't Stop Time Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,079	How big is the refuge? How wide is it? If there is too much flow I could see the macro not growing as well as it could. __________________ Matt Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC), Rudens

11/25/2007, 06:58 PM	#2
tunaluver Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: sioux falls, sd Posts: 204	tagging along cuz i cant get mine to grow at all and i have had mine much longer

11/25/2007, 07:31 PM	#5
chewieee Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mentor,OHIO Posts: 677	theres about 550gph going threw the refuge

11/25/2007, 09:23 PM	#7
AlexB650 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 275	try spreading it out--they need room to grow