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About 6 or so months ago I decided to add a small ball of chaeto to my sumps refugium section. I didn’t really need it for nutrient export but I figured it would allow me to feed even more and the added night time pH boost was a plus. It has grown great up until a few weeks ago, when I noticed it was starting to disintegrate. I know that is usually blamed on lack of trace elements when that happens, often iron. I checked my last icp test and at the time my chaeto was growing and iron was undetectable, and since then I have actually increased my dosage of tropic Marin A and K trace elements because I had several trace elements that were undetectable. If I’m dosing more then I wouldn’t think trace elements would be the problem. I am planning on sending in an ICP but until then any suggestions on what to try. My nitrates are starting to raise a little higher than I want, and I assume it is the chaeto releasing nitrate back into the water.
The only thing I can think of that I changed when it started to disintegrate is that I started dosing Acropower, although I doubt that is related. I actually assumed the Acropower was increasing my nitrates but now I suspect it was the chaeto.
The only thing I can think of that I changed when it started to disintegrate is that I started dosing Acropower, although I doubt that is related. I actually assumed the Acropower was increasing my nitrates but now I suspect it was the chaeto.