Chaeto - light and dark green

[Fringe09]

Hi Guys. Added a baseball size Chaeto to my refugium on 12/11. It has quadrupled in size if not more. I have the Kessil H380 running from 9pm-9am 8" above the water opposite of my display tank lighting.

I've noticed that the bottom of the chaeto is dark green and rest of it is lighter. Good or bad on the light green Chaeto?

 

[AwildcatsZ]

This is how my chaeto grows. I believe the new growth is just a lighter color and it darkens as it ages. This is common in the plant world. New growth/foliage will be a different shade from the mature plant material.

If its bad, then we are both about to learn something!

 

[Fringe09]

This is how my chaeto grows. I believe the new growth is just a lighter color and it darkens as it ages. This is common in the plant world. New growth/foliage will be a different shade from the mature plant material.

If its bad, then we are both about to learn something!

I’m thinking the same. I think if something was wrong, I would get no growth at all.

 

[dodgerblew]

Mine is same in ARID reactor. I think it's lighter closer to light and darker as it grows out. IMO, if it's growing it's doing what it's supposed to be doing

 

[skiergd011013]

new growth is lighter. Just flip it every so often so it doesnt die on one side.

 

[AwildcatsZ]

Mine is same in ARID reactor. I think it's lighter closer to light and darker as it grows out. IMO, if it's growing it's doing what it's supposed to be doing

That's my motto with most of reefing. If its growing, you're doing something right. Not always sure what I'm doing right...

 

[Fringe09]

new growth is lighter. Just flip it every so often so it doesnt die on one side.

That’s what I did today when I noticed there was a small dark green patch in the bottom.

 

[rockstarta78]

If the chaeto doesn't tumble you get this light green vs dark green. I just flip it from time to time, if/when I remember.

 

[Fitzty]

Did you guys ramp up the light? I have the 380 and bleach fried a softball size fast. Moved the light up and trying again but wondering if I should go from 2 hours to 3 and up to 8...