Question about Chaeto...

yoboyjdizz · 01/12/2007, 01:22 PM

My Chaeto floats on the top of the surface how do you get it to stay on the bottom.. Do i attach between rocks?

rustybucket145 · 01/12/2007, 01:26 PM

cheato will naturally float and grow toward the top of the water. If you must sink it, simply lay a rock on top of the wad.

somethingphishy · 01/12/2007, 01:30 PM

tuck some under a rock like you said........that is how i did it when i started my fuge and then it grew in to the space provided so i was able to remove the rock and it stayed in place.

yoboyjdizz · 01/12/2007, 01:38 PM

thanks for the help does it matter that it floats?

rustybucket145 · 01/12/2007, 01:42 PM

no, not at all. That's where mine stays in my fuge. I wrapped it around a rock to hold it to one side of the fuge and it grows very fast. But it grows straight up to the surface, and then starts spreading.

TWallace · 01/12/2007, 01:43 PM

It doesn't matter. I let mine float.

ADA33 · 01/12/2007, 02:06 PM

Mine floats also.

yoboyjdizz · 01/12/2007, 02:23 PM

sounds good thanks!

Navyblue · 01/12/2007, 02:28 PM

I want mine to float to get more light but it sinks. I got to prop it up with a PVC pipe

Or is that actually a chaeto? My LFS said so but I really don't know.

tylorarm · 01/12/2007, 02:33 PM

I originally had mine held down with a rock but it go pretty cruddy around where attached. Now i just let it float and it seems to work better.

plyle02 · 01/12/2007, 03:05 PM

I tied my chaeto to the overflow box from my fuge with fishing line. My chaeto seems to be growing much faster this way, also acts as a filter to catch detritus as it flows out of the fuge into the sump.

frederickk · 01/13/2007, 09:21 AM

I like to have float too. It tend to grow faster.

jsdratm · 01/13/2007, 09:22 AM

I need to find a way to secure my chaeto as well. My two urchins are always grabbing it and wearing it around the tank lol.

evilsike · 01/13/2007, 09:38 AM

I held mine down with egg crate.

01/12/2007, 01:22 PM	#1
yoboyjdizz Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 3,137	Question about Chaeto... My Chaeto floats on the top of the surface how do you get it to stay on the bottom.. Do i attach between rocks?

01/12/2007, 01:26 PM	#2
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	cheato will naturally float and grow toward the top of the water. If you must sink it, simply lay a rock on top of the wad. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

01/12/2007, 01:30 PM	#3
somethingphishy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Fleetwood, pa Posts: 852	tuck some under a rock like you said........that is how i did it when i started my fuge and then it grew in to the space provided so i was able to remove the rock and it stayed in place. __________________ "Set the gearshift for the high gear Of your soul, you've got to run like An antelope out of control!" Current Tank Info: 50g/20l sump

01/12/2007, 01:42 PM	#5
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	no, not at all. That's where mine stays in my fuge. I wrapped it around a rock to hold it to one side of the fuge and it grows very fast. But it grows straight up to the surface, and then starts spreading. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

01/12/2007, 03:05 PM	#11
plyle02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lake Helen, FL Posts: 5,526	I tied my chaeto to the overflow box from my fuge with fishing line. My chaeto seems to be growing much faster this way, also acts as a filter to catch detritus as it flows out of the fuge into the sump. __________________ Perry "Anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die" ~Buddha~ Current Tank Info: 50 Gallon AIO Cube, Aquamaxx WS-1 Skimmer, LED/ Hybrid 4x24 watt t5

01/12/2007, 01:38 PM	#4
yoboyjdizz Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 3,137	thanks for the help does it matter that it floats?

01/12/2007, 01:43 PM	#6
TWallace Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,464	It doesn't matter. I let mine float.

01/12/2007, 02:06 PM	#7
ADA33 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 3,131	Mine floats also.

01/12/2007, 02:23 PM	#8
yoboyjdizz Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 3,137	sounds good thanks!

01/12/2007, 02:28 PM	#9
Navyblue Low maintenance first Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,790	I want mine to float to get more light but it sinks. I got to prop it up with a PVC pipe Or is that actually a chaeto? My LFS said so but I really don't know.

01/12/2007, 02:33 PM	#10
tylorarm Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 759	I originally had mine held down with a rock but it go pretty cruddy around where attached. Now i just let it float and it seems to work better.

01/13/2007, 09:21 AM	#12
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	I like to have float too. It tend to grow faster.

01/13/2007, 09:22 AM	#13
jsdratm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 237	I need to find a way to secure my chaeto as well. My two urchins are always grabbing it and wearing it around the tank lol.

01/13/2007, 09:38 AM	#14
evilsike Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 427	I held mine down with egg crate. __________________ All experts were once a beginner Current Tank Info: 46 Gal bow front, Aqua C 120, 10g sump w/ 6"x10" refuge, 5x39 T5, AC2, 2xmodded mj