Dead cheato

[milkman754]

Why does my cheato keep dying? I have a nice fuge set up , slow flow, 12to 16 hour light cycle. What gives. I’m frustrated.

 

[cracker]

we will need more info.mostly your nutrient levels. Here's a bump to see what others say

 

[becca10]

I have the same problem. Salinity at .026, Temp at 77, Amonia 0, Phosphates barely reading, Nitrates barely reading. 2nd try and just melts away. 9 hours of lights. Using current IC pro heavy on reds, greens and whites

 

[phlibbyreefer]

i light only 8 hours a night and mine has been responding pretty well 1 week again with significant growth.

 

[madweazl]

What are you using for illumination?

 

[Reefing Madness]

I never got my chaeto to grow. Used 4100k lamp, 24/7. Had 30 Nitrate reading. Unless your iron is 0, you could dose

 

[TomLi]

Flow isn’t a issue triton systems are set up to do 10x turnover of you system through a fudge
No phos or nitrates could be your issue it is an algae so you need some nitrates abs phos to grow how close is the light to the water

 

[TomLi]

Where are you getting chaeto from how long is it living for how old is your system

 

[Oldsalt01]

If it tumbles in the flow it seems to grow better, at least in my AIO. Some systems work better that way, imho. I have to keep it trimmed back seriously or it just fades.

 

[cracker]

I had the same dying issue. I ended up dosing No3/Po4 & it took off. I use a Nova Evergrow ref light. Low flow passing thru, a power head provides good flow in the fuge.

 

[milkman754]

I’m running a current ic pro light . The cheato i use is from a friends system that is 10 years old and grows so well that he gives it away. I have 0 ammonia and undetected phos. Nitrates are the reason i added the fuge. They were once off the charts high and now at .050.

 

[Mark Gray]

I now have to dose iron nitrate and phosphate so my coral and cheato are happy

 

[milkman754]

I’m running a current ic pro light . The cheato i use is from a friends system that is 10 years old and grows so well that he gives it away. I have 0 ammonia and undetected phos. Nitrates are the reason i added the fuge. They were once off the charts high and now at .050.

Also my system has been running for 8 years in its current 125 still with a 30 sump and 30 fuge. It was once a 55 that i upgraded.

 

[milkman754]

Bump