Chaeto in your overflow boxes?

95Harley · 02/23/2010, 03:01 PM

Advisable or not?

I'm building my first reef on my 240g long but it will be heavily stocked with 3 dozen various damsels / chromis and a 30" Dragon MOray eel.

I want to try to fight nitrates the best I can but I only have a Wet/Dry on the tank. Besides setting up a refuge would this idea work?

cham · 02/23/2010, 03:05 PM

Bad idea.

Cheato is a very agressive grower and will block your drain farily quickly.

Build a proper sized fuge, buy a proper sized skimmer and you'll be all set. If you can't do those things then I'd suggest not putting that many fish into the tank.

95Harley · 02/23/2010, 03:08 PM

I do have an empty 20g Long and will soon have a 75g I could use (if I can get it under there).

Never set up a fuge, might need to do some more research. Thanks for the quick response.

02/23/2010, 03:01 PM	#1
95Harley Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 248	Chaeto in your overflow boxes? Advisable or not? I'm building my first reef on my 240g long but it will be heavily stocked with 3 dozen various damsels / chromis and a 30" Dragon MOray eel. I want to try to fight nitrates the best I can but I only have a Wet/Dry on the tank. Besides setting up a refuge would this idea work?

02/23/2010, 03:05 PM	#2
cham Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 3,632	Bad idea. Cheato is a very agressive grower and will block your drain farily quickly. Build a proper sized fuge, buy a proper sized skimmer and you'll be all set. If you can't do those things then I'd suggest not putting that many fish into the tank.

02/23/2010, 03:08 PM	#3
95Harley Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 248	I do have an empty 20g Long and will soon have a 75g I could use (if I can get it under there). Never set up a fuge, might need to do some more research. Thanks for the quick response.