Need Mini Fuge Help

austin552 · 05/31/2006, 12:45 AM

I turned my wet/dry into a mini fuge full of Cheato and a few small LRs. Got a decent gro light and lots of flow. The problem is since there is no filter now the Cheato has become the filter catching all the bad stuff and keeping my Nitrates high. I can't put the filter back in with the Cheato as the dirty water will be pumped into the Cheato and then out through the filter. My skimmer is set to dry skim which I hear is better.
Thanks,
Austin

ACBlinky · 05/31/2006, 09:13 AM

Is there a way you could add a sponge or some floss, which you could rinse every few days, to catch debris before it gets to the chaeto?

austin552 · 05/31/2006, 09:24 AM

The flow comes in through the bottom of the unit so the Cheato would have to be rmoved to get to the sponge. I could turn the flow down which would allow the skimmer to pick up more. Does Cheato require a high flow? I hate to keep cleaning the Cheato which affects pod production.

05/31/2006, 12:45 AM	#1
austin552 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kinston, NC Posts: 199	Need Mini Fuge Help I turned my wet/dry into a mini fuge full of Cheato and a few small LRs. Got a decent gro light and lots of flow. The problem is since there is no filter now the Cheato has become the filter catching all the bad stuff and keeping my Nitrates high. I can't put the filter back in with the Cheato as the dirty water will be pumped into the Cheato and then out through the filter. My skimmer is set to dry skim which I hear is better. Thanks, Austin __________________ FOWLRLS Is the skimmers collection cup half empty or half full? Current Tank Info: Perfecto 29gal., 50lbs Caribian LS, 26lbs Tonga Feleni LR, 24lbs BR, Coralife Super Skimmer 65, Millenium 200 Wet/Dry, Power Sweep 226, Marineland Stealth 200watt heater, Aqua-Tech 5 gal. QT

05/31/2006, 09:13 AM	#2
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	Is there a way you could add a sponge or some floss, which you could rinse every few days, to catch debris before it gets to the chaeto? __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

05/31/2006, 09:24 AM	#3
austin552 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kinston, NC Posts: 199	The flow comes in through the bottom of the unit so the Cheato would have to be rmoved to get to the sponge. I could turn the flow down which would allow the skimmer to pick up more. Does Cheato require a high flow? I hate to keep cleaning the Cheato which affects pod production. __________________ FOWLRLS Is the skimmers collection cup half empty or half full? Current Tank Info: Perfecto 29gal., 50lbs Caribian LS, 26lbs Tonga Feleni LR, 24lbs BR, Coralife Super Skimmer 65, Millenium 200 Wet/Dry, Power Sweep 226, Marineland Stealth 200watt heater, Aqua-Tech 5 gal. QT