Cleaning chaeto?

[Zer0]

My chaeto mass has grown considerably, but I guess over time it has collected lots of crud and detritus in general, and since I’m having a small cyano problem it also accumulates cyano buildup that I just siphon off of it. But my question is, can I just extricate the entire mass and swish it around in ro/di to get all the junk out? Or should I use a fresh bucket of SW? I just don’t want to waste the salt if it’s not necessary.

 

[Daniel]

I do weekly water changes, and on a monthly basis I will do the following (old tank water rinse)...

• Put about 1 - 2 gallons of "old" tank water in a bucket
• Take all the chaeto and plop it in the bucket
• Swirl / jostle / manually manipulate the chaeto to clear the crud out of it
  • You'll lose some pods but they'll always repopulate!
• Place the "rinsed" chaeto back in the fuge; discard the old tank water

Do this twice if your chaeto is that dirty... or more often (weekly) if it routinely collects detritus.

Hope this helps!

 

[Zer0]

Using old tank water during a water change is a good idea, thank you!