Whats cheato

steve.frink · 02/09/2015, 05:25 PM

What is cheato and should i use in my refugeum

Breadman03 · 02/09/2015, 05:31 PM

Cheato is a type of algae that grows in filaments as opposed to being leafy. Picture string all bunched together. It grows pretty quickly, taking nutrients out of the water and binding them into growth. You then remove the nutrients from the system by pruning some of it out periodically. Another benefit is that pods (small crustaceans that many fish eat) tend to reproduce well in it.

Should you use it? That depends, but many people like to.

Oh, we generally break algae into two types-microalgae, the stuff that is too small to see easily, and macro algae, which is bigger.

steve.frink · 02/09/2015, 05:35 PM

It cant hurt though, right?

dsgordon · 02/09/2015, 05:37 PM

Also Cheato is short name. Full name is.
Chaetomorpha Algae, also known as Spaghetti Algae, is an excellent macro algae for refugiums. Each cell grows end to end, creating long, stiff strands. It grows in filamentous clumps, resembling a ball of fishing line.

steve.frink · 02/09/2015, 05:38 PM

My lfs dont sell it and i dont want to pay 40$ shipping cost. Any other suggestions

dsgordon · 02/09/2015, 05:43 PM

Not sure where your located. I suggest finding a fellow reefer locally and get it from them. If you lived in MA or NH we share it locally when others start refugium. If you have it you throw away bunches. Thats how the nutrient export works.

steve.frink · 02/09/2015, 05:50 PM

Cool. Im in IA but will ask around

Breadman03 · 02/10/2015, 08:39 AM

Go to Forums>Reef Club Forums (dark blue area under the sponsors)>Midwest

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=536

Try the ones close to you.

tzylak · 02/10/2015, 04:45 PM

I just got some Chaeto yesterday . . For the first time.
I went to a LFS and asked for $5 worth. I got a tennis ball size lump.
In my growing paranoia on safety and hitchhikers I dipped it in some RODI for a minute.
We'll see how that goes. . . .

02/09/2015, 05:25 PM	#1
steve.frink Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 88	Whats cheato What is cheato and should i use in my refugeum

02/09/2015, 05:37 PM	#4
dsgordon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chelmsford MA Posts: 16	Also Cheato is short name. Full name is. Chaetomorpha Algae, also known as Spaghetti Algae, is an excellent macro algae for refugiums. Each cell grows end to end, creating long, stiff strands. It grows in filamentous clumps, resembling a ball of fishing line. __________________ "Nothing Good Happens Fast In a Reef" Current Tank Info: 120 Display 100 gallons sump - fuge

02/09/2015, 05:43 PM	#6
dsgordon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chelmsford MA Posts: 16	Not sure where your located. I suggest finding a fellow reefer locally and get it from them. If you lived in MA or NH we share it locally when others start refugium. If you have it you throw away bunches. Thats how the nutrient export works. __________________ "Nothing Good Happens Fast In a Reef" Current Tank Info: 120 Display 100 gallons sump - fuge

02/09/2015, 05:31 PM	#2
Breadman03 New Old School Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Luzerne County, PA Posts: 3,293	Cheato is a type of algae that grows in filaments as opposed to being leafy. Picture string all bunched together. It grows pretty quickly, taking nutrients out of the water and binding them into growth. You then remove the nutrients from the system by pruning some of it out periodically. Another benefit is that pods (small crustaceans that many fish eat) tend to reproduce well in it. Should you use it? That depends, but many people like to. Oh, we generally break algae into two types-microalgae, the stuff that is too small to see easily, and macro algae, which is bigger.

02/09/2015, 05:35 PM	#3
steve.frink Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 88	It cant hurt though, right?

02/09/2015, 05:38 PM	#5
steve.frink Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 88	My lfs dont sell it and i dont want to pay 40$ shipping cost. Any other suggestions

02/09/2015, 05:50 PM	#7
steve.frink Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 88	Cool. Im in IA but will ask around

02/10/2015, 08:39 AM	#8
Breadman03 New Old School Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Luzerne County, PA Posts: 3,293	Go to Forums>Reef Club Forums (dark blue area under the sponsors)>Midwest http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=536 Try the ones close to you.

02/10/2015, 04:45 PM	#9
tzylak Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 457	I just got some Chaeto yesterday . . For the first time. I went to a LFS and asked for $5 worth. I got a tennis ball size lump. In my growing paranoia on safety and hitchhikers I dipped it in some RODI for a minute. We'll see how that goes. . . .