Quick chaeto question.

[fishdaddy0831]

Will this spillover light from my 70w MH keep this chaeto alive or should I get a small light to go over the back?

 

 

Thanks for the help.

[Dani3d]

Look pretty dark in there and I doubt you will have growth from the cheato. Not even sure it will stay alive.

 

Is it as dark as it look in the pic? if so then I doubt it's enough.

 

Will this spillover light from my 70w MH keep this chaeto alive or should I get a small light to go over the back?

 

 

Thanks for the help.

[fishdaddy0831]

Yeah there is a shadow from the false wall, but the other side gets good light. It just doesn't penetrate deep into the chamber.

[fmfa0801]

Same thing I did with my BioCube 14g. I even have egg create and GHA growing just fine in chamber one and edge of 2. I put chaeto in 2nd chamber and its been doing fine for a week.

[neanderthalman]

Same thing I did with my BioCube 14g. I even have egg create and GHA growing just fine in chamber one and edge of 2. I put chaeto in 2nd chamber and its been doing fine for a week.

 

A week is not a measure of success.

[fmfa0801]

A week is not a measure of success.

 

I didnt mean that since it lasted a week it will last years lol.

[Pickle010]

Go with the additional light.

 

You'll get better growth and if you run it on a opposite light schedule from your tank lights you'll also get the benefit of stabilizing your PH swings.

[kamikaze_fish]

To my understanding no that won't work properly. The chaeto is there to compete with nuisance algae for nutrients so the best way to make sure it out-competes is by providing it strong lighting causing it to grow fast enough to need the excess nutrients. I hope that made sense.

[cruiZe]

Go with the additional light...opposite light schedule...stabilizing your PH swings.

This

...the best way to make sure it out-competes is by providing it strong lighting causing it to grow fast enough to need the excess nutrients....

and this.

 

I run 24/7 fuge lighting and have awesome growth, very clean display and rock stable pH

[zemuss]

I understand the cheato but why the culerpa?