Is mangrove or cheatomorph better for nityrate control?

Mikro · 01/01/2008, 07:23 PM

Which is better?

Misled · 01/01/2008, 07:31 PM

I would think cheato. It tends to grow quite fast in my tank. I have one mangrove and it grows very slow, though it is very young.

Jeff · 01/01/2008, 07:33 PM

I had both for awhile a couple years ago. At that time I read that 30 small mangroves will export the same amount of phosphates and nitrates as a baseball size clump of chaeto.

dmilne85 · 01/01/2008, 07:42 PM

i saw a study for mangroves once and it showed they have min. effects in lowering nitrates... im gonna have to find it. but anyways i have both in my tank and i feel that the mangroves are just fun to have and i didnt notice a difference when i added it to my tank, however when i added the cheato i did notice a difference. you really would need a lot of mangrove pods to notice anything i think.

01/01/2008, 07:23 PM	#1
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01/01/2008, 07:31 PM	#2
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	I would think cheato. It tends to grow quite fast in my tank. I have one mangrove and it grows very slow, though it is very young. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

01/01/2008, 07:33 PM	#3
Jeff Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,907	I had both for awhile a couple years ago. At that time I read that 30 small mangroves will export the same amount of phosphates and nitrates as a baseball size clump of chaeto. __________________ Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20

01/01/2008, 07:42 PM	#4
dmilne85 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Arizona, now in Pittsburgh :0( Posts: 602	i saw a study for mangroves once and it showed they have min. effects in lowering nitrates... im gonna have to find it. but anyways i have both in my tank and i feel that the mangroves are just fun to have and i didnt notice a difference when i added it to my tank, however when i added the cheato i did notice a difference. you really would need a lot of mangrove pods to notice anything i think.