Hey all,
Over the last week, almost all of my chaeto has started turning white and becoming brittle. I posted two pictures: initially after first adding the chaeto and another just to show it was growing- it eventually grew much bigger very rapidly, but I don't have any pictures. I removed a lot of it the dead portions, and it continues to die off. Still have high nitrates (about 20) and algae growing in the sump. Any idea why it died? No major tank changes.
I was wondering two things: too much light. Sometimes I keep the plant light on for up to 15 hours. Or, is Iron depleted? Let me know what you think.
Thank you.
Over the last week, almost all of my chaeto has started turning white and becoming brittle. I posted two pictures: initially after first adding the chaeto and another just to show it was growing- it eventually grew much bigger very rapidly, but I don't have any pictures. I removed a lot of it the dead portions, and it continues to die off. Still have high nitrates (about 20) and algae growing in the sump. Any idea why it died? No major tank changes.
I was wondering two things: too much light. Sometimes I keep the plant light on for up to 15 hours. Or, is Iron depleted? Let me know what you think.
Thank you.
